VEA vs VUG ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) · Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
VEA and VUG overlap by 0.2% by portfolio weight. The remaining 99.8 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 2 stocks; the largest shared position is Waste Connections Inc (WCN), contributing 0.14% to the overlap.
What this means
VEA and VUG 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 VEA | in VUG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Connections Inc | WCN | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc | SUNB | 0.09% | 0.06% |
Holdings only in VEA or VUG
VEA has 3844 fund-only positions representing approximately 98.4 percentage points of reported exposure; VUG has 150 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 VUG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 13.31% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 12.32% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 9.09% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 5.54% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 4.59% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 4.40% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 4.39% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 4.15% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 3.47% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 2.60% |
FAQ
How much do VEA and VUG overlap?
VEA and VUG have 0.2% overlap by weight, sharing 2 equity positions (out of 3846 in VEA and 152 in VUG). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-03-31 for VEA and 2026-03-31 for VUG.
What does 0.2% overlap mean?
VEA and VUG 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 VUG both hold?
The largest shared positions are Waste Connections Inc, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VEA and VUG?
VEA has 3844 positions not found in VUG, while VUG has 150 positions not found in VEA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.