Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (FTSE Developed All Cap ex US) against iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (MSCI EAFE IMI) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
| VEA | IEFA | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +17.8% | +14.2% | +3.60 pp |
| 1Y CAGR | +27.4% | +21.0% | +6.40 pp |
| 3Y CAGR | +21.0% | +18.7% | +2.21 pp |
| 5Y CAGR | +10.2% | +9.04% | +1.17 pp |
| 10Y CAGR | +10.2% | +9.60% | +0.64 pp |
| Since inception CAGR | +5.36% | +8.66% | -3.30 pp |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is VEA minus IEFA. VEA since-inception measured from first available bar July 26, 2007. IEFA since-inception measured from first available bar October 24, 2012. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| VEA | IEFA | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF |
| Category | Foreign Large Blend | Foreign Large Blend |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.07% |
| Assets (AUM) | $314.9B | $190.1B |
| Dividend yield | 2.56% | 3.35% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 10.9M | 8.9M |
| Inception | July 20, 2007 | October 18, 2012 |
| Benchmark proxy | FTSE Developed All Cap ex US | MSCI EAFE IMI |
VEA costs 0.02 pp less per year — about $2.00 per $10,000 invested.
| Shared holding | VEA | IEFA | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML.ASASML Holding NV | 1.96% | 2.50% | 1.96% |
| HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC | 1.13% | 1.41% | 1.13% |
| ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 0.95% | 1.19% | 0.95% |
| NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares | 0.90% | 1.12% | 0.90% |
| NESN.SWNestle SA | 0.79% | 1.00% | 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% |
| 0.99% |
| 0.79% |
| AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC | 0.79% | 1.00% | 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.