VEA vs VGK ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK)
VEA and VGK overlap by 48.2% by portfolio weight. The remaining 51.8 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 1197 stocks; the largest shared position is ASML Holding NV (ticker unavailable), contributing 2.36% 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 | 2.36% | 3.61% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 1.00% | 2.03% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 0.90% | 1.83% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.89% | 1.84% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | N/A | 0.87% | 1.83% |
| Nestle SA | N/A | 0.82% | 1.68% |
| Siemens AG | N/A | 0.73% | 1.40% |
| Shell PLC | N/A | 0.67% | 1.66% |
| Banco Santander SA | N/A | 0.62% | 1.15% |
| Allianz SE | N/A | 0.56% | 1.12% |
Holdings only in VEA or VGK
VEA has 2631 fund-only positions representing approximately 50.9 percentage points of reported exposure; VGK has 9 fund-only positions representing approximately 0.2 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 | 3.17% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 3.02% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.90% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | N/A | 0.67% |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd | N/A | 0.66% |
| BHP Group Ltd | N/A | 0.65% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | TD | 0.63% |
| Kioxia Holdings Corp | N/A | 0.60% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | N/A | 0.59% |
| Toyota Motor Corp | N/A | 0.55% |
Largest positions only in VGK
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Wise PLC | N/A | 0.07% |
| Telecom Italia SpA/Milano | N/A | 0.06% |
| Telecom Italia SpA/Milano | N/A | 0.04% |
| Swissquote Group Holding SA | N/A | 0.04% |
| Carnival PLC | N/A | 0.02% |
| Sodexo SA | N/A | <0.01% |
| Worldline SA/France | N/A | <0.01% |
| u-blox Holding AG | N/A | <0.01% |
| Home Reit PLC | N/A | <0.01% |
FAQ
How much do VEA and VGK overlap?
VEA and VGK have 48.2% overlap by weight, sharing 1197 equity positions (out of 3828 in VEA and 1206 in VGK). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-06-30 for VEA and 2026-04-30 for VGK.
What does 48.2% 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, HSBC Holdings PLC, Novartis AG, Roche Holding AG, AstraZeneca PLC. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VEA and VGK?
VEA has 2631 positions not found in VGK, while VGK has 9 positions not found in VEA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.