IEFA is an equity ETF from IShares, while VEA is an equity ETF from Vanguard. IEFA and VEA show heavy overlap, with an estimated weighted overlap of 62.1%. They share 2013 holdings in the loaded dataset, led by GB0009895292, GB0005405286, and CH1499059983.
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IEFA is an equity ETF from IShares, while VEA is an equity ETF from Vanguard. IEFA and VEA show heavy overlap, with an estimated weighted overlap of 62.1%. They share 2013 holdings in the loaded dataset, led by GB0009895292, GB0005405286, and CH1499059983.
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IEFA is an equity ETF from IShares, while VEA is an equity ETF from Vanguard. IEFA and VEA share a large chunk of the same portfolio weight. The overlap is driven by positions like GB0009895292, GB0005405286, and CH1499059983, so owning both may not diversify your stock exposure as much as the fund names suggest.
IEFA is an equity ETF from IShares, while VEA is an equity ETF from Vanguard. Neither fund clearly dominates on breadth, so the practical difference is more about weighting, index construction, and cost. VEA has the lower expense ratio, while IEFA charges more for its exposure.
The overlap is driven by a relatively small set of large shared positions. The top three shared holdings account for 4.73% of the score, which means the result is heavily influenced by the biggest common weights rather than a long tail of tiny positions.
Because IEFA and VEA are closer in breadth, the better fit usually comes down to index methodology, issuer preference, and cost. VEA has the lower expense ratio, while IEFA charges more for its exposure.
Concentration
The top three shared holdings explain 4.73% of the full overlap score.
That helps show whether the score comes from a handful of giant shared positions or from a broader mix of common holdings.
Shared Sector Tilt
Sector tags are not consistently available for the biggest shared positions in this dataset, so this comparison leans more on the specific holdings than on sector labels.
These are the holdings contributing the most to the overlap score between IEFA and VEA.
| Holding | Name | IEFA Wt. | VEA Wt. | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB0009895292 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.16% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| GB0005405286 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.24% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| CH1499059983 | Roche Holding AG | 1.13% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| GB00BP6MXD84 | SHELL PLC | 1.02% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| JP3633400001 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.71% | 0.76% | 0.71% |
| AU000000CBA7 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.83% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| JP3902900004 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.80% | 0.64% | 0.64% |
| DE0007236101 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.89% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| AU000000BHP4 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.79% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| FR0000120271 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.73% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
IEFA is an equity ETF from IShares, while VEA is an equity ETF from Vanguard. The overlap exists because both funds allocate meaningful weight to the same holdings. In this dataset, the biggest shared drivers are GB0009895292, GB0005405286, and CH1499059983, which appear in both portfolios and push the overlap score higher.
Holding both IEFA and VEA may add less diversification than you expect. Many investors would choose the ETF that best matches their goal and avoid paying for duplicate exposure.
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A straightforward approach used by portfolio analysts.
For every stock that appears in both ETFs, we take the smaller of the two weights. Adding up all those minimums gives the total overlap percentage. A score of 100% means the two ETFs hold the exact same stocks in the same proportions.
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