IEUR vs VGK overlap - what they share and where they differ

IEUR and VGK share 86.0% of their weight across 780 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.

IEUR and VGK

86.0%

780 shared positions

IEUR

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 982 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 18.9%·Holdings of IEUR

VGK

VANGUARD EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 1,159 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 18.8%·Holdings of VGK

Reported positions cover IEUR 99%, VGK 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VGK vs IEUR side by side

IEURiShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

982

stock positions reported to the SEC

11.2% of its weight is in 202 names VGK does not hold

VGKVANGUARD EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUND

1,159

stock positions reported to the SEC

12.3% of its weight is in 379 names IEUR does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

IEUR
VGK
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Financial Services
6.9%
6.8%
Healthcare
6.9%
6.8%
Technology
6.4%
6.1%
Energy
4.8%
4.8%
Consumer Defensive
3.1%
3.1%

No sector differs by more than a point between the two.

The figures side by side

IEURVGK
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported9821,159
Weight of the ten largest18.9%18.8%
Largest positionASML 4.0%ASML 4.0%
Held alone202 positions, 11.2%379 positions, 12.3%
Covered by stock positions99%99%

Holdings they share

StockIn IEURIn VGKCounted
ASMLASML Holding N.V.4.00%3.95%3.95%
HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.29%2.27%2.27%
ROCHE HOLDING AG2.00%1.99%1.99%
NVSNovartis AG1.79%1.81%1.79%
NESTLE S.A.1.61%1.60%1.60%
SHELSHELL PLC1.60%1.60%1.60%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC1.61%1.59%1.59%
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT1.52%1.49%1.49%
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.1.27%1.28%1.27%
ALLIANZ SE1.18%1.18%1.18%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in IEUR

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI0.80%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA0.79%
L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE SA0.78%
ATLAS COPCO AKTIEBOLAG0.50%
INVESTOR AKTIEBOLAG0.47%
SPOTSPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A.0.46%
AKTIEBOLAGET VOLVO0.37%
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI SOCIETA PER AZIONI0.26%
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA0.26%
NBISNebius Group N.V.0.24%

Only in VGK

UNICREDIT SPA0.88%
AIR LIQUIDE SA0.78%
CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA0.78%
INVESTOR AB0.60%
ATLAS COPCO AB0.51%
VOLVO AB0.42%
GENERALI0.30%
CIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA0.26%
PRUDENTIAL PLC0.24%
SANDVIK AB0.24%

Questions people ask

Is IEUR the same as VGK?

86.0% of their weight sits in the same 780 holdings. IEUR also reports UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI, COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA, L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE SA, which the other does not. VGK also reports UNICREDIT SPA, AIR LIQUIDE SA, CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between IEUR and VGK measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of IEUR and 99% of VGK, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VGK or IEUR?

IEUR reports 982 stock positions and VGK reports 1,159. 11.2% of IEUR's weight sits in names VGK does not hold, and 12.3% of VGK's weight in names IEUR does not hold. The ten largest positions are 18.9% of IEUR and 18.8% of VGK.

How do IEUR and VGK differ by sector?

No sector differs by more than a point between the two. 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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