VEA vs VGK ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK)
VEA and VGK overlap by 50% by portfolio weight. The remaining 50.0 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 1204 stocks; the largest shared position is ASML Holding NV (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
VEA and VGK 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 VEA | in VGK |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | N/A | 1.77% | 3.61% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.01% | 1.83% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | N/A | 1.01% | 1.83% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 0.97% | 2.03% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.96% | 1.84% |
| Shell PLC | N/A | 0.90% | 1.66% |
| Nestle SA | N/A | 0.87% | 1.68% |
| Siemens AG | N/A | 0.61% | 1.40% |
| SAP SE | N/A | 0.60% | 1.11% |
| TotalEnergies SE | N/A | 0.57% | 1.09% |
Holdings only in VEA or VGK
VEA has 2642 fund-only positions representing approximately 48.7 percentage points of reported exposure; VGK has 2 fund-only positions representing approximately <0.1 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 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% |
| Toyota Motor Corp | N/A | 0.76% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | N/A | 0.67% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | N/A | 0.64% |
| BHP Group Ltd | N/A | 0.61% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | TD | 0.54% |
| Shopify Inc | SHOP | 0.50% |
| Hitachi Ltd | N/A | 0.44% |
Largest positions only in VGK
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Kongsberg Maritime AS | N/A | 0.02% |
| Sodexo SA | N/A | <0.01% |
FAQ
How much do VEA and VGK overlap?
VEA and VGK have 50% overlap by weight, sharing 1204 equity positions (out of 3846 in VEA and 1206 in VGK). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-03-31 for VEA and 2026-04-30 for VGK.
What does 50% overlap mean?
VEA and VGK 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 VEA and VGK both hold?
The largest shared positions are ASML Holding NV, 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 VEA and VGK?
VEA has 2642 positions not found in VGK, while VGK has 2 positions not found in VEA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.