SPDW vs VEU overlap - what they share and where they differ

SPDW and VEU share 70.3% of their weight across 1,122 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.

SPDW and VEU

70.3%

1,122 shared positions

SPDW

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 1,615 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 14.5%·Holdings of SPDW

VEU

VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 1,935 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 13.5%·Holdings of VEU

Reported positions cover SPDW 98%, VEU 97% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VEU vs SPDW side by side

SPDWState Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

1,615

stock positions reported to the SEC

7.0% of its weight is in 493 names VEU does not hold

VEUVANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND

1,935

stock positions reported to the SEC

25.3% of its weight is in 813 names SPDW does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

SPDW
VEU
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
7.8%
11.0%
Financial Services
9.6%
8.0%
Healthcare
3.9%
3.1%
Basic Materials
3.0%
2.8%
Energy
2.4%
2.3%

The widest gap is Technology: VEU has 3.2 points more of it.

The figures side by side

SPDWVEU
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported1,6151,935
Weight of the ten largest14.5%13.5%
Largest positionSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.1%TSM 4.3%
Held alone493 positions, 7.0%813 positions, 25.3%
Covered by stock positions98%97%

Holdings they share

StockIn SPDWIn VEUCounted
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD3.13%1.81%1.81%
ASMLASML Holding NV2.28%1.43%1.43%
SKHYSK hynix Inc2.79%1.23%1.23%
HSBCHSBC Holdings PLC0.97%0.80%0.80%
MUFGMitsubishi Corp1.04%0.77%0.77%
ROCHE HOLDING AG0.89%0.76%0.76%
AZNAstraZeneca PLC0.87%0.72%0.72%
NVSNovartis AG0.86%0.72%0.72%
NESTLE SA0.80%0.66%0.66%
SHELShell PLC0.68%0.66%0.66%

What each holds alone

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

Only in SPDW

SPOTSpotify Technology SA0.21%
ARM HOLDINGS PLC0.15%
SEA LTD0.10%
AERAerCap Holdings NV0.08%
ARITZIA INC0.05%
CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd0.05%
IREN LTD0.05%
NEXANS SA0.05%
ASNDAscendis Pharma A/S0.04%
EXCHANGE INCOME CORP0.04%

Only in VEU

TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.29%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD0.96%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd0.75%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC0.34%
MEDIATEK INC0.31%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP0.26%
HDBHDFC Bank Ltd0.24%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD0.22%
INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD0.19%
PDDPDD Holdings Inc0.19%

Questions people ask

Is SPDW the same as VEU?

70.3% of their weight sits in the same 1,122 holdings. SPDW also reports SPOT, ARM HOLDINGS PLC, SEA LTD, which the other does not. VEU also reports TSM, TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD, BABA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between SPDW and VEU 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 SPDW and 97% of VEU, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VEU or SPDW?

SPDW reports 1,615 stock positions and VEU reports 1,935. 7.0% of SPDW's weight sits in names VEU does not hold, and 25.3% of VEU's weight in names SPDW does not hold. The ten largest positions are 14.5% of SPDW and 13.5% of VEU.

How do SPDW and VEU differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: VEU has 3.2 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.