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

VEU and VPL share 27.4% of their weight across 621 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.

VEU and VPL

27.4%

621 shared positions

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

VPL

VANGUARD PACIFIC STOCK INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 1,355 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 23.7%·Holdings of VPL

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

VPL vs VEU side by side

VEUVANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND

1,935

stock positions reported to the SEC

68.3% of its weight is in 1,314 names VPL does not hold

VPLVANGUARD PACIFIC STOCK INDEX FUND

1,355

stock positions reported to the SEC

8.7% of its weight is in 734 names VEU does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
11.0%
6.6%
Financial Services
8.0%
9.0%
Healthcare
3.1%
0.5%
Basic Materials
2.8%
2.4%
Energy
2.3%
0.0%
Consumer Cyclical
0.0%
2.1%

The widest gap is Technology: VEU has 4.4 points more of it.

The figures side by side

VEUVPL
Filing dateApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported1,9351,355
Weight of the ten largest13.5%23.7%
Largest positionTSM 4.3%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 6.0%
Held alone1,314 positions, 68.3%734 positions, 8.7%
Covered by stock positions97%97%

Holdings they share

StockIn VEUIn VPLCounted
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1.81%6.00%1.81%
SKHYSK hynix Inc1.23%4.08%1.23%
MUFGMitsubishi Corp0.77%2.56%0.77%
NODKNingbo Tuopu Group Co Ltd0.56%2.06%0.56%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.54%1.78%0.54%
TMToyota Motor Corp0.52%1.73%0.52%
BHPBHP Group Ltd0.49%1.64%0.49%
SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc0.48%1.59%0.48%
RIORio Tinto Ltd0.39%0.38%0.38%
HITACHI LTD0.35%1.16%0.35%

What each holds alone

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

Only in VEU

TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.29%
ASMLASML Holding NV1.43%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD0.96%
HSBCHSBC Holdings PLC0.80%
ROCHE HOLDING AG0.76%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd0.75%
AZNAstraZeneca PLC0.72%
NVSNovartis AG0.72%
NESTLE SA0.66%
SHELShell PLC0.66%

Only in VPL

DAEWOO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO LTD0.04%
GREATLAND RESOURCES LTD0.04%
KIWOOM SECURITIES CO LTD0.04%
PERSEUS MINING LTD0.04%
RGSRegis Healthcare Ltd0.04%
ANRITSU CORP0.03%
CAPRICORN METALS LTD0.03%
CODAN LTD0.03%
CTRICenturia Office REIT0.03%
DB HITEK CO LTD0.03%

Questions people ask

Is VEU the same as VPL?

27.4% of their weight sits in the same 621 holdings. VEU also reports TSM, ASML, TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD, which the other does not. VPL also reports DAEWOO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO LTD, GREATLAND RESOURCES LTD, KIWOOM SECURITIES CO LTD, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between VEU and VPL measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 97% of VEU and 97% of VPL, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VPL or VEU?

VEU reports 1,935 stock positions and VPL reports 1,355. 68.3% of VEU's weight sits in names VPL does not hold, and 8.7% of VPL's weight in names VEU does not hold. The ten largest positions are 13.5% of VEU and 23.7% of VPL.

How do VEU and VPL differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: VEU has 4.4 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.