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ETF comparison

VEA vs VWO

International Developed vs International Emerging.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares · Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VEA and VWO would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

VEA only 0.0% Shared 0.0% VWO only 0.0%
In VEA only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In VWO only
0 positions

Holdings data for VEA covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for VWO covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$304.26B
TTM yield
2.73%
Top-10 conc.
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VWO

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Vanguard · International Emerging

90 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$159.87B
TTM yield
2.48%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
94
73
Tax efficiency
71
100
Liquidity
100
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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VEA sub-score VWO

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

VEA is 3 bps cheaper than VWO. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for VWO.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in VEA

0 total

Every VEA position is also held by VWO.

Only in VWO

0 total

Every VWO position is also held by VEA.

Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.