VEU vs VXUS ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) · Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
VEU and VXUS overlap by 89.2% by portfolio weight. The remaining 10.8 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 3765 stocks; the largest shared position is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (ticker unavailable), contributing 3.93% to the overlap.
What this means
VEU and VXUS share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high 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 VEU | in VXUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | N/A | 4.28% | 3.93% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | N/A | 1.81% | 1.65% |
| ASML Holding NV | N/A | 1.43% | 1.30% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 1.23% | 1.12% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | N/A | 0.96% | 0.87% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 0.80% | 0.73% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | N/A | 0.75% | 0.69% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.73% | 0.67% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | N/A | 0.72% | 0.66% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 0.72% | 0.66% |
Holdings only in VEU or VXUS
VEU has 25 fund-only positions representing approximately 0.3 percentage points of reported exposure; VXUS has 4868 fund-only positions representing approximately 8.7 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 VEU
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Infosys Ltd | INFY | 0.04% |
| KB Financial Group Inc | KB | 0.03% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA | PBRA | 0.03% |
| Banco Bradesco SA | BBD | 0.02% |
| POSCO Holdings Inc | PKX | 0.02% |
| Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd | SHG | 0.02% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA | PBR | 0.02% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | TSM | 0.01% |
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA | SQM | 0.01% |
| Siam Cement PCL/The | N/A | <0.01% |
Largest positions only in VXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | VWO | 0.12% |
| Accelleron Industries AG | N/A | 0.02% |
| Aritzia Inc | ATZ | 0.02% |
| Finning International Inc | FINGF | 0.02% |
| Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA | N/A | 0.02% |
| Hudbay Minerals Inc | HBM | 0.02% |
| Games Workshop Group PLC | N/A | 0.02% |
| Macronix International Co Ltd | N/A | 0.02% |
| WinWay Technology Co Ltd | N/A | 0.02% |
| Subsea 7 SA | N/A | 0.02% |
FAQ
How much do VEU and VXUS overlap?
VEU and VXUS have 89.2% overlap by weight, sharing 3765 equity positions (out of 3790 in VEU and 8633 in VXUS). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for VEU and 2026-04-30 for VXUS.
What does 89.2% overlap mean?
VEU and VXUS share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high 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 VEU and VXUS both hold?
The largest shared positions are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, ASML Holding NV, SK hynix Inc, Tencent Holdings Ltd. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VEU and VXUS?
VEU has 25 positions not found in VXUS, while VXUS has 4868 positions not found in VEU. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.