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EFA vs VEA: Portfolio Overlap

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF vs Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund

53.8%

Weighted portfolio overlap

High Overlap

The two funds are running highly redundant strategies — the same market exposure is paid for through two expense ratios.

EFA

705 equity holdings
as of April 30, 2026

VEA

3887 equity holdings
as of March 31, 2026

543 stocks held in common

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Overlapping Holdings

10 Top 10 of 543 shared, by overlap contribution

#	Stock	EFA	VEA	Overlap%
1	AstraZeneca PLC	1.36%	1.01%	1.01%
2	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC	1.47%	0.98%	0.98%
3	Roche Holding AG	1.33%	0.97%	0.97%
4	Shell PLC	1.20%	0.91%	0.91%
5	TOYOTA MOTOR CORP	0.84%	0.76%	0.76%
6	COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA	0.98%	0.68%	0.68%
7	MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC	0.94%	0.64%	0.64%
8	Siemens AG	1.05%	0.62%	0.62%
9	BHP Group Ltd	0.93%	0.61%	0.61%
10	TotalEnergies SE	0.86%	0.58%	0.58%

Most Divergent Holdings Stocks held by one fund but absent from the other

Only in EFA — iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Stock	Weight
ASML Holding NV	2.60%
Novartis AG	1.30%
NESTLE' SA/AG	1.21%
SAP SE	0.81%
ABB Ltd	0.73%

Only in VEA — VANGUARD DEVELOPED MARKETS INDEX FUND

Stock	Weight
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	1.90%
ASML Holding N.V.	1.79%
SK hynix Inc	1.06%
Novartis AG	1.02%
Nestle SA	0.87%

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is the portfolio overlap between EFA and VEA?

EFA (iShares MSCI EAFE ETF) and VEA (Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund) share 53.8% portfolio overlap as of EFA's April 30, 2026 filing and VEA's March 31, 2026 filing, across 543 common stocks. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of each shared stock, so it reads as the share of a dollar that lands on the same companies in both funds.

Do EFA and VEA invest in the same stocks?

Largely yes. A substantial portion of both portfolios consists of the same stocks, leaving limited room for differentiation.

What are the top stocks held by both EFA and VEA?

The most prominent shared holdings (by combined weight) are: AstraZeneca PLC, HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, Roche Holding AG. See the full common-holdings table on this page for weights in each fund.

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