IWDA vs VXUS ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) (IWDA) · Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
IWDA and VXUS overlap by 22.2% by portfolio weight. The remaining 77.8 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 563 stocks; the largest shared position is Asml Holding (ASML), contributing 0.73% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
IWDA and VXUS 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 IWDA | in VXUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asml Holding | ASML | 0.73% | 1.30% |
| Hsbc Holdings Plc | HSBA | 0.38% | 0.73% |
| Royal Bank Of Canada | RY | 0.32% | 0.59% |
| Novartis Ag | NOVN | 0.31% | 0.66% |
| Shell Plc | SHEL | 0.28% | 0.60% |
| Bhp Group Ltd | BHP | 0.27% | 0.45% |
| Astrazeneca Plc | AZN | 0.27% | 0.66% |
| Nestle Sa | NESN | 0.27% | 0.61% |
| Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group | 8306 | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Toronto Dominion | TD | 0.22% | 0.42% |
Holdings only in IWDA or VXUS
IWDA has 663 fund-only positions representing approximately 77.2 percentage points of reported exposure; VXUS has 8070 fund-only positions representing approximately 53.5 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 IWDA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | NVDA | 5.25% |
| Apple | AAPL | 4.99% |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 3.80% |
| Amazon.Com Inc | AMZN | 2.73% |
| Alphabet Class A | GOOGL | 2.16% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 1.73% |
| Alphabet Class C | GOOG | 1.70% |
| Meta Platforms Class A | META | 1.37% |
| Micron Technology | MU | 1.15% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 1.06% |
Largest positions only in VXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | N/A | 3.93% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | N/A | 1.65% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 1.12% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | N/A | 0.87% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | N/A | 0.69% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.67% |
| Siemens AG | N/A | 0.51% |
| Banco Santander SA | N/A | 0.42% |
| SAP SE | N/A | 0.40% |
| Schneider Electric SE | N/A | 0.40% |
FAQ
How much do IWDA and VXUS overlap?
IWDA and VXUS have 22.2% overlap by weight, sharing 563 equity positions (out of 1226 in IWDA and 8633 in VXUS). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-08-26 for IWDA and 2026-04-30 for VXUS.
What does 22.2% overlap mean?
IWDA and VXUS 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 IWDA and VXUS both hold?
The largest shared positions are Asml Holding, Hsbc Holdings Plc, Royal Bank Of Canada, Novartis Ag, Shell Plc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IWDA and VXUS?
IWDA has 663 positions not found in VXUS, while VXUS has 8070 positions not found in IWDA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.