ETF comparison
VGK vs VSS
Both International Developed.
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
706 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VGK and VSS would leave roughly 7.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · International Developed
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.060% vs 0.060%).
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with VGK vs VSS.
Top shared holdings
706 shared in total| # | Holding | In VGK | In VSS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storebrand ASA | 0.05% | 0.24% | 0.05% |
| 2 | Accelleron Industries AG | 0.05% | 0.24% | 0.05% |
| 3 | Games Workshop Group PLC | 0.05% | 0.24% | 0.05% |
| 4 | Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA | 0.05% | 0.23% | 0.05% |
| 5 | Subsea 7 SA | 0.05% | 0.21% | 0.05% |
| 6 | Aedifica SA | 0.05% | 0.21% | 0.05% |
| 7 | NKT A/S | 0.05% | 0.20% | 0.05% |
| 8 | Nordnet AB publ | 0.05% | 0.20% | 0.05% |
| 9 | thyssenkrupp AG | 0.04% | 0.19% | 0.04% |
| 10 | Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S | 0.04% | 0.19% | 0.04% |
| 11 | Lottomatica Group Spa | 0.04% | 0.18% | 0.04% |
| 12 | IG Group Holdings PLC | 0.04% | 0.18% | 0.04% |
Only in VGK
522 total- ASML Holding NV 3.95%
- HSBC Holdings PLC 2.27%
- Roche Holding AG 1.91%
- Novartis AG 1.81%
- Nestle SA 1.60%
- AstraZeneca PLC 1.59%
- Siemens AG 1.49%
- Banco Santander SA 1.28%
- Allianz SE 1.18%
- SAP SE 1.17%
Only in VSS
4,112 total- Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.27%
- Aritzia Inc 0.27%
- Finning International Inc 0.24%
- Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.24%
- South Bow Corp 0.22%
- DPM Metals Inc 0.21%
- Capital Power Corp 0.21%
- Eldorado Gold Corp 0.20%
- Capstone Copper Corp 0.18%
- Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.18%
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- VGK vs AVDV · Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF 3.5%
- VGK vs DLS · WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund 1.9%
- VGK vs IEMG · iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 1.0%
More comparisons with VSS
- VSS vs VPL · Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares 7.3%
- VSS vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 7.2%
- VSS vs IEUR · iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF 7.1%
- VSS vs IXUS · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF 7.0%
- VSS vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 6.8%
- VSS vs IEMG · iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 6.6%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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.