Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (FTSE Developed All Cap ex US) against iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (MSCI EAFE) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
| VEA | EFA | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +17.8% | +13.9% | +3.82 pp |
| 1Y CAGR | +27.4% | +21.1% | +6.33 pp |
| 3Y CAGR | +21.0% | +18.6% | +2.37 pp |
| 5Y CAGR | +10.2% | +9.33% | +0.88 pp |
| 10Y CAGR | +10.2% | +9.49% | +0.74 pp |
| Since inception CAGR | +5.36% | +6.59% | -1.22 pp |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is VEA minus EFA. VEA since-inception measured from first available bar July 26, 2007. EFA since-inception measured from first available bar August 27, 2001. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| VEA | EFA | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF |
| Category | Foreign Large Blend | Foreign Large Blend |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.32% |
| Assets (AUM) | $314.9B | $78.0B |
| Dividend yield | 2.56% | 3.19% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 10.9M | 11.7M |
| Inception | July 20, 2007 | August 14, 2001 |
| Benchmark proxy | FTSE Developed All Cap ex US | MSCI EAFE |
VEA costs 0.27 pp less per year — about $27.00 per $10,000 invested.
| Shared holding | VEA | EFA | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML.ASASML Holding NV | 1.96% | 2.90% | 1.96% |
| HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC | 1.13% | 1.65% | 1.13% |
| ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 0.95% | 1.39% | 0.95% |
| NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares | 0.90% | 1.30% | 0.90% |
| NESN.SWNestle SA | 0.79% | 1.17% | 0.79% |
| SHEL.LShell PLC |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
| 0.79% |
| 1.16% |
| 0.79% |
| AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC | 0.79% | 1.16% | 0.79% |
Sum of min(weight in each fund) across shared tickers — the standard fund-overlap measure. Computed on the top 25 holdings each fund reports, so it is a lower bound; the coverage figures show how much of each fund those top holdings represent.