VEU vs VXUS overlap - what they share and where they differ
VEU and VXUS share 87.6% of their weight across 1,855 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 VXUS
87.6%
1,855 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
VXUS
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 92% of the fund, 2,220 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 12.4%·Holdings of VXUS
Reported positions cover VEU 97%, VXUS 92% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VXUS vs VEU side by side
VEUVANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND
1,935
stock positions reported to the SEC
0.8% of its weight is in 80 names VXUS does not hold
VXUSVANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND
2,220
stock positions reported to the SEC
4.1% of its weight is in 365 names VEU does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
No sector differs by more than a point between the two.
The figures side by side
| VEU | VXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 1,935 | 2,220 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 13.5% | 12.4% |
| Largest position | TSM 4.3% | TSM 3.9% |
| Held alone | 80 positions, 0.8% | 365 positions, 4.1% |
| Covered by stock positions | 97% | 92% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In VEU | In VXUS | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 4.29% | 3.93% | 3.93% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD | 1.81% | 1.65% | 1.65% |
| ASMLASML Holding NV | 1.43% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
| SKHYSK hynix Inc | 1.23% | 1.12% | 1.12% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD | 0.96% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| HSBCHSBC Holdings PLC | 0.80% | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| MUFGMitsubishi Corp | 0.77% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | 0.76% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd | 0.75% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| AZNAstraZeneca PLC | 0.72% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in VEU
Only in VXUS
Questions people ask
Is VEU the same as VXUS?
87.6% of their weight sits in the same 1,855 holdings. VEU also reports ALLOS SA, ARION BANKI HF, BACHEM HOLDING AG, which the other does not. VXUS also reports VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MARKETS ETF, ACCELLERON INDUSTRIES AG, AEDIFICA SA, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between VEU and VXUS 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 92% of VXUS, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VXUS or VEU?
VEU reports 1,935 stock positions and VXUS reports 2,220. 0.8% of VEU's weight sits in names VXUS does not hold, and 4.1% of VXUS's weight in names VEU does not hold. The ten largest positions are 13.5% of VEU and 12.4% of VXUS.
How do VEU and VXUS 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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