VEA vs VNQ ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) · Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ)
VEA 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;
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VEA 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 VEA or VNQ
VEA has 3846 fund-only positions representing approximately 98.7 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 VEA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | N/A | 1.88% |
| ASML Holding NV | N/A | 1.77% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 1.05% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.01% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | N/A | 1.01% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 0.97% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.96% |
| Shell PLC | N/A | 0.90% |
| Nestle SA | N/A | 0.87% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.78% |
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 VEA and VNQ overlap?
VEA and VNQ have 0% overlap by weight, sharing 0 equity positions (out of 3846 in VEA and 145 in VNQ). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-03-31 for VEA and 2026-04-30 for VNQ.
What does 0% overlap mean?
VEA 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 VEA and VNQ both hold?
VEA and VNQ have no shared stock positions in the normalized issuer holdings used for this comparison.
What holdings are different between VEA and VNQ?
VEA has 3846 positions not found in VNQ, while VNQ has 145 positions not found in VEA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.