VGK vs VYMI ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) · Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI)
VGK and VYMI overlap by 42.9% by portfolio weight. The remaining 57.1 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 254 stocks; the largest shared position is HSBC Holdings PLC (ticker unavailable), contributing 1.71% to the overlap.
What this means
VGK and VYMI 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 VGK | in VYMI |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 2.03% | 1.71% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.84% | 1.56% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.83% | 1.54% |
| Nestle SA | N/A | 1.68% | 1.42% |
| Shell PLC | N/A | 1.66% | 1.41% |
| Banco Santander SA | N/A | 1.15% | 0.97% |
| Allianz SE | N/A | 1.12% | 0.94% |
| TotalEnergies SE | N/A | 1.09% | 0.92% |
| Iberdrola SA | N/A | 0.99% | 0.83% |
| UBS Group AG | N/A | 0.89% | 0.76% |
Holdings only in VGK or VYMI
VGK has 952 fund-only positions representing approximately 48.2 percentage points of reported exposure; VYMI has 1296 fund-only positions representing approximately 54.7 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 VGK
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | N/A | 3.61% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | N/A | 1.83% |
| Siemens AG | N/A | 1.40% |
| SAP SE | N/A | 1.11% |
| Schneider Electric SE | N/A | 1.11% |
| Siemens Energy AG | N/A | 1.01% |
| ABB Ltd | N/A | 1.01% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | N/A | 0.88% |
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | N/A | 0.88% |
| Airbus SE | N/A | 0.78% |
Largest positions only in VYMI
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 1.36% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | N/A | 1.14% |
| Toyota Motor Corp | N/A | 1.10% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | N/A | 1.07% |
| BHP Group Ltd | N/A | 1.05% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | TD | 0.98% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | N/A | 0.70% |
| Enbridge Inc | ENB | 0.66% |
| MediaTek Inc | N/A | 0.65% |
| Bank of Montreal | BMO | 0.58% |
FAQ
How much do VGK and VYMI overlap?
VGK and VYMI have 42.9% overlap by weight, sharing 254 equity positions (out of 1206 in VGK and 1550 in VYMI). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for VGK and 2026-04-30 for VYMI.
What does 42.9% overlap mean?
VGK and VYMI 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 VGK and VYMI both hold?
The largest shared positions are HSBC Holdings PLC, Roche Holding AG, Novartis AG, Nestle SA, Shell PLC. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VGK and VYMI?
VGK has 952 positions not found in VYMI, while VYMI has 1296 positions not found in VGK. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.