EFA vs VYMI overlap - what they share and where they differ
EFA and VYMI share 51.5% of their weight across 303 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
EFA and VYMI
51.5%
303 shared positions
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 628 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 14.4%·Holdings of EFA
VYMI
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND YIELD INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 1,434 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 13.9%·Holdings of VYMI
Reported positions cover EFA 98%, VYMI 98% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VYMI vs EFA side by side
EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF
628
stock positions reported to the SEC
45.7% of its weight is in 325 names VYMI does not hold
VYMIVANGUARD INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND YIELD INDEX FUND
1,434
stock positions reported to the SEC
38.8% of its weight is in 1,131 names EFA does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: EFA has 6.1 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| EFA | VYMI | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 628 | 1,434 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 14.4% | 13.9% |
| Largest position | ASML 2.9% | HSBC 1.9% |
| Held alone | 325 positions, 45.7% | 1,131 positions, 38.8% |
| Covered by stock positions | 98% | 98% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In EFA | In VYMI | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.66% | 1.91% | 1.66% |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.45% | 1.67% | 1.45% |
| NVSNovartis AG | 1.30% | 1.52% | 1.30% |
| MUFGMitsubishi Corporation | 1.49% | 1.27% | 1.27% |
| NESTLE S.A. | 1.17% | 1.35% | 1.17% |
| SHELSHELL PLC | 1.17% | 1.34% | 1.17% |
| BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.97% | 1.12% | 0.97% |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.95% | 1.09% | 0.95% |
| BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. | 0.93% | 1.08% | 0.93% |
| ALLIANZ SE | 0.86% | 1.00% | 0.86% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in EFA
Only in VYMI
Questions people ask
Is EFA the same as VYMI?
51.5% of their weight sits in the same 303 holdings. EFA also reports ASML, AZN, SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, which the other does not. VYMI also reports RY, TD, MEDIATEK INC., which the other does not.
How is the overlap between EFA and VYMI measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 98% of EFA and 98% of VYMI, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VYMI or EFA?
EFA reports 628 stock positions and VYMI reports 1,434. 45.7% of EFA's weight sits in names VYMI does not hold, and 38.8% of VYMI's weight in names EFA does not hold. The ten largest positions are 14.4% of EFA and 13.9% of VYMI.
How do EFA and VYMI differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: EFA has 6.1 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.