What is the portfolio overlap between VEA and VWELX?
VEA (Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund) and VWELX (Vanguard Wellington Fund) share 2.0% portfolio overlap as of VEA's March 31, 2026 filing and VWELX's May 31, 2026 filing, across 6 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 VEA and VWELX invest in the same stocks?
Mostly not. Only a small portion of their portfolios overlaps — these funds hold largely different stocks and genuinely diversify each other.
What are the top stocks held by both VEA and VWELX?
The most prominent shared holdings (by combined weight) are: AstraZeneca PLC, British American Tobacco PLC, UBS Group AG. See the full common-holdings table on this page for weights in each fund.