VEA vs IEFA: Complete Comparison
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF vs iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF — overlap, correlation, performance & risk analysis
Visual Overlap
Price Performance
Historical price comparison over 3M
📈Performance Comparison
⚔️Head-to-Head Comparison
🏆 VEA wins this comparison
Key Factors
▶Additional Metrics (3)
Bottom line: VEA wins with better expense ratio and number of holdings. Consider VEA for your portfolio, but IEFA is still a solid choice if you prefer its specific advantages.
Detailed Overlap Analysis
0 shared holdings representing 0.0% portfolio overlap
Top Shared Holdings
| # | Stock | VEA Weight | IEFA Weight | Overlap |
|---|
Top Holdings Only in VEA
Unique to VEA
| Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NESN | Nestle SA | 2.25% |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV | 2.05% |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S | 1.85% |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp | 1.65% |
| SAP | SAP SE | 1.55% |
Top Holdings Only in IEFA
Unique to IEFA
| Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NOVO-B.CO | Novo Nordisk A/S | 2.15% |
| ASML.AS | ASML Holding NV | 2.08% |
| NESN.SW | Nestle SA | 1.62% |
| AZN.L | AstraZeneca plc | 1.45% |
| SHEL.L | Shell plc | 1.38% |
Price Correlation
How We Calculate Overlap
We use the minimum weight method with normalization to calculate portfolio overlap:
Overlap = Σ min(weightA, weightB) for each shared holdingNormalization: Holdings weights are normalized to sum to 100% before comparison. This ensures accurate overlap calculations even when analyzing partial holdings data (e.g., top 50 positions).
Conservative approach: We consider only the smaller allocation for each shared position, giving you a realistic view of true portfolio overlap.
📊 This analysis is based on publicly available holdings data. For the most current and complete holdings information, please visit the official ETF provider websites.
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