IEFA vs VWO ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
IEFA and VWO overlap by 0.1% by portfolio weight. The remaining 99.9 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 7 stocks; the largest shared position is YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. (ticker unavailable), contributing 0.04% to the overlap.
What this means
IEFA and VWO 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
| Company | Ticker | in IEFA | in VWO |
|---|---|---|---|
| YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. | N/A | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| MOBVISTA INC. | N/A | <0.01% | 0.02% |
| YANLORD LAND GROUP LIMITED | N/A | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd | N/A | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| HEALTH AND HAPPINESS (H&H) INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | N/A | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| JS GLOBAL LIFESTYLE COMPANY LIMITED | N/A | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| PAX GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | N/A | <0.01% | <0.01% |
Holdings only in IEFA or VWO
IEFA has 2535 fund-only positions representing approximately 97.6 percentage points of reported exposure; VWO has 4918 fund-only positions representing approximately 97.7 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 IEFA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 2.21% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 1.24% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 1.16% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.13% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.11% |
| Nestle S.A. | N/A | 1.03% |
| SHELL PLC | N/A | 1.02% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | 0.89% |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | N/A | 0.83% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | N/A | 0.80% |
Largest positions only in VWO
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | N/A | 14.61% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | N/A | 3.26% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | N/A | 2.55% |
| Delta Electronics Inc | N/A | 1.17% |
| MediaTek Inc | N/A | 1.06% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | N/A | 0.90% |
| China Construction Bank Corp | N/A | 0.85% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd | N/A | 0.80% |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd | N/A | 0.74% |
| PDD Holdings Inc | PDD | 0.66% |
FAQ
How much do IEFA and VWO overlap?
IEFA and VWO have 0.1% overlap by weight, sharing 7 equity positions (out of 2542 in IEFA and 4925 in VWO). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for IEFA and 2026-04-30 for VWO.
What does 0.1% overlap mean?
IEFA and VWO 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 IEFA and VWO both hold?
The largest shared positions are YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD., MOBVISTA INC., YANLORD LAND GROUP LIMITED, Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd, HEALTH AND HAPPINESS (H&H) INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IEFA and VWO?
IEFA has 2535 positions not found in VWO, while VWO has 4918 positions not found in IEFA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.