EFA vs VNQ ETF holdings comparison
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) · Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ)
EFA and VNQ overlap by 0% by portfolio weight. The remaining 100.0 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 0 stocks;
What this means
EFA and VNQ share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low 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
No shared stocks were found in the normalized issuer holdings used for this comparison. That result applies only to the holdings files and dates shown above.
Holdings only in EFA or VNQ
EFA has 676 fund-only positions representing approximately 97.9 percentage points of reported exposure; VNQ has 145 fund-only positions representing approximately 99.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 2.58% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 1.45% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 1.35% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.32% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.29% |
| Nestle S.A. | N/A | 1.20% |
| SHELL PLC | N/A | 1.19% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | 1.04% |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | N/A | 0.97% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | N/A | 0.93% |
Largest positions only in VNQ
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund | VRTPX | 14.63% |
| Welltower Inc | WELL | 7.84% |
| Prologis Inc | PLD | 7.00% |
| Equinix Inc | EQIX | 5.64% |
| American Tower Corp | AMT | 4.54% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | DLR | 3.66% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | SPG | 3.53% |
| Realty Income Corp | O | 3.11% |
| Public Storage | PSA | 2.54% |
| CBRE Group Inc | CBRE | 2.25% |
FAQ
How much do EFA and VNQ overlap?
EFA and VNQ have 0% overlap by weight, sharing 0 equity positions (out of 676 in EFA and 145 in VNQ). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for EFA and 2026-04-30 for VNQ.
What does 0% overlap mean?
EFA and VNQ share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low 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 VNQ both hold?
EFA and VNQ have no shared stock positions in the normalized issuer holdings used for this comparison.
What holdings are different between EFA and VNQ?
EFA has 676 positions not found in VNQ, while VNQ has 145 positions not found in EFA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.