EFA vs VEA ETF holdings comparison
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)
EFA and VEA overlap by 64.6% by portfolio weight. The remaining 35.4 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 659 stocks; the largest shared position is ASML Holding N.V. (ticker unavailable), contributing 2.36% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
EFA and VEA share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in EFA | in VEA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 2.58% | 2.36% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 1.45% | 1.00% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.29% | 0.90% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.32% | 0.89% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 1.35% | 0.87% |
| Nestle S.A. | N/A | 1.20% | 0.82% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | 1.04% | 0.73% |
| SHELL PLC | N/A | 1.19% | 0.67% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | N/A | 0.93% | 0.67% |
| BHP GROUP LIMITED | N/A | 0.93% | 0.65% |
Holdings only in EFA or VEA
EFA has 17 fund-only positions representing approximately 1.1 percentage points of reported exposure; VEA has 3169 fund-only positions representing approximately 33.8 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in EFA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. | SPOT | 0.32% |
| Nebius Group N.V. | NBIS | 0.14% |
| AerCap Holdings N.V. | AER | 0.11% |
| VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | N/A | 0.10% |
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | N/A | 0.05% |
| CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | CHKP | 0.04% |
| WISE PLC | N/A | 0.04% |
| GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED | GRAB | 0.04% |
| TELECOM ITALIA SPA | N/A | 0.04% |
| YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. | N/A | 0.04% |
Largest positions only in VEA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | N/A | 3.17% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 3.02% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.90% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | TD | 0.63% |
| Shopify Inc | SHOP | 0.43% |
| Bank of Montreal | BMO | 0.39% |
| Enbridge Inc | ENB | 0.37% |
| Bank of Nova Scotia/The | BNS | 0.33% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | CM | 0.33% |
| SK Square Co Ltd | N/A | 0.31% |
FAQ
How much do EFA and VEA overlap?
EFA and VEA have 64.6% overlap by weight, sharing 659 equity positions (out of 676 in EFA and 3828 in VEA). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for EFA and 2026-06-30 for VEA.
What does 64.6% overlap mean?
EFA and VEA share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do EFA and VEA both hold?
The largest shared positions are ASML Holding N.V., HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, Novartis AG, Roche Holding AG, ASTRAZENECA PLC. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between EFA and VEA?
EFA has 17 positions not found in VEA, while VEA has 3169 positions not found in EFA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.