VWCE vs VXUS ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) (VWCE) · Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
VWCE and VXUS overlap by 37.4% by portfolio weight. The remaining 62.6 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 3119 stocks; the largest shared position is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330), contributing 1.73% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VWCE and VXUS 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 VWCE | in VXUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2330 | 1.73% | 3.93% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 005930 | 0.81% | 1.65% |
| SK hynix Inc | 000660 | 0.63% | 1.12% |
| ASML Holding NV | ASML | 0.61% | 1.30% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 700 | 0.36% | 0.87% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | HSBA | 0.34% | 0.73% |
| Roche Holding AG | ROP | 0.29% | 0.67% |
| Novartis AG | NOVN | 0.28% | 0.66% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.27% | 0.59% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 9988 | 0.26% | 0.69% |
Holdings only in VWCE or VXUS
VWCE has 522 fund-only positions representing approximately 61.2 percentage points of reported exposure; VXUS has 5514 fund-only positions representing approximately 9.6 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 VWCE
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 4.44% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 4.23% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 3.27% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 2.50% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 1.99% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 1.72% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 1.58% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 1.16% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 0.89% |
| Micron Technology Inc | MU | 0.88% |
Largest positions only in VXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| PDD Holdings Inc | PDD | 0.18% |
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | VWO | 0.12% |
| ABN AMRO Bank NV | N/A | 0.04% |
| Thomson Reuters Corp | TRI | 0.03% |
| James Hardie Industries PLC | N/A | 0.03% |
| Wise PLC | N/A | 0.02% |
| 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% |
FAQ
How much do VWCE and VXUS overlap?
VWCE and VXUS have 37.4% overlap by weight, sharing 3119 equity positions (out of 3641 in VWCE and 8633 in VXUS). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-07-31 for VWCE and 2026-04-30 for VXUS.
What does 37.4% overlap mean?
VWCE and VXUS 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 VWCE and VXUS both hold?
The largest shared positions are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, SK hynix Inc, ASML Holding NV, Tencent Holdings Ltd. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VWCE and VXUS?
VWCE has 522 positions not found in VXUS, while VXUS has 5514 positions not found in VWCE. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.