Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VEA?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, REMX or VEA?

REMX charges 0.53% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do REMX and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 7% of REMX and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are REMX and VEA the same kind of fund?

No. REMX is a thematic ETF and VEA is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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REMX vs VEA: how they differ

Over the year VEA returned more, +24.5% against +21.9%, and VEA charges 0.03% against 0.53%.

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, REMX and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions REMX and VEA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	REMX	VEA
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd	6.80%	0.04%
PLS Group Ltd	6.84%	0.03%
Almonty Industries Inc	4.80%	0.01%
Liontown Ltd	3.92%	0.01%
Iluka Resources Ltd	3.40%	0.01%
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd	1.40%	0.00%
Eramet SA	0.99%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in REMX	Only in VEA
Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 7.28%	ASML Holding NV 2.37%
Albemarle Corp 7.24%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tec 7.06%	SK hynix Inc 1.40%
MP Materials Corp 6.20%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.94%	Novartis AG 0.91%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 4.92%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd 4.32%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd 4.01%	Nestle SA 0.82%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

REMX and VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Miners and metals	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	+21.9%	+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.4 pts	+7.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	7.2%	0.0%
Holdings	30	3870

REMX in plain words

By weight, 7% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. It sits 67.6% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VEA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, REMX or VEA?: REMX charges 0.53% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do REMX and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 7% of REMX and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are REMX and VEA the same kind of fund?: No. REMX is a thematic ETF and VEA is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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