Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VEU vs VT: how they differ
VEU and VT hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and VEU returned more over the year.
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VEU and VT hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VEU | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 1.83% | 0.64% |
| ASML Holding NV | 1.45% | 0.51% |
| SK hynix Inc | 1.24% | 0.44% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 0.97% | 0.34% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.81% | 0.28% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 0.76% | 0.27% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 0.73% | 0.26% |
| Novartis AG | 0.73% | 0.26% |
| Nestle SA | 0.67% | 0.23% |
| Shell PLC | 0.67% | 0.23% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 0.65% | 0.23% |
| Siemens AG | 0.56% | 0.20% |
| Only in VEU | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Cemex SAB de CV 0.02% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| Beijing Urban Construction Investment & 0.00% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| Cinda Real Estate Co Ltd 0.00% | Microsoft Corp 2.73% |
| CrediaBank SA 0.00% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| HeiLongJiang ZBD Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 0.00% | Alphabet Inc 2.04% |
| Hunan Corun New Energy Co Ltd 0.00% | Broadcom Inc 1.74% |
| KingClean Electric Co Ltd 0.00% | Alphabet Inc 1.61% |
| North China Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 0.00% | Meta Platforms Inc 1.21% |
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 Apr 30, 2026.
| VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | FTSE All-World ex-US | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.9% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 3860 | 10042 |
VEU in plain words
VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VEU or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEU returned +22.9% and VT returned +18.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VEU or VT?
- VEU charges 0.04% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VEU and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VEU and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 34% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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