Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VEA vs VO: how they differ
VEA and VO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned more over the year.
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VEA and VO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VEA | VO |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Connections Inc | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Only in VEA | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV 2.37% | Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56% | Western Digital Corp 1.07% |
| SK hynix Inc 1.40% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% | Quanta Services Inc 1.05% |
| Novartis AG 0.91% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 0.90% | Cummins Inc 0.95% |
| AstraZeneca PLC 0.87% | Datadog Inc 0.84% |
| Nestle SA 0.82% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
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.
| VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Developed markets ex US | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.5% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.0 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 3870 | 282 |
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%.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VEA or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +24.5% and VO returned +12.0%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VEA or VO?
- VEA charges 0.03% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VEA and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VEA and 91% of VO 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.
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