EFA vs VEA ETF holdings comparison
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)
EFA and VEA overlap by 67.1% by portfolio weight. The remaining 32.9 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 661 stocks; the largest shared position is ASML Holding N.V. (ticker unavailable), contributing 1.77% 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% | 1.77% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.29% | 1.01% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 1.35% | 1.01% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 1.45% | 0.97% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.32% | 0.96% |
| SHELL PLC | N/A | 1.19% | 0.90% |
| Nestle S.A. | N/A | 1.20% | 0.87% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | N/A | 0.84% | 0.76% |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | N/A | 0.97% | 0.67% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | N/A | 0.93% | 0.64% |
Holdings only in EFA or VEA
EFA has 15 fund-only positions representing approximately 1.0 percentage points of reported exposure; VEA has 3185 fund-only positions representing approximately 31.6 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% |
| GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED | GRAB | 0.04% |
| YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. | N/A | 0.04% |
| Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | 0.03% |
| Porsche Automobil Holding SE | N/A | 0.03% |
Largest positions only in VEA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | N/A | 1.88% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 1.05% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.78% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | TD | 0.54% |
| Shopify Inc | SHOP | 0.50% |
| Enbridge Inc | ENB | 0.41% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | AEM | 0.35% |
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | CRC | 0.34% |
| Bank of Montreal | BMO | 0.33% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | CM | 0.30% |
FAQ
How much do EFA and VEA overlap?
EFA and VEA have 67.1% overlap by weight, sharing 661 equity positions (out of 676 in EFA and 3846 in VEA). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for EFA and 2026-03-31 for VEA.
What does 67.1% 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., Novartis AG, ASTRAZENECA PLC, HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, Roche Holding AG. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between EFA and VEA?
EFA has 15 positions not found in VEA, while VEA has 3185 positions not found in EFA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.