Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VEU vs VTI: how they differ
VEU and VTI hold 0% 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 Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VEU and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VEU | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Connections Inc | 0.11% | 0.06% |
| Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| RB Global Inc | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd | 0.08% | 0.00% |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 0.35% | 0.00% |
| Only in VEU | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| ASML Holding NV 1.45% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| SK hynix Inc 1.24% | Microsoft Corp 3.84% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| AstraZeneca PLC 0.73% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| Novartis AG 0.73% | Micron Technology Inc 1.80% |
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 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | FTSE All-World ex-US | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.9% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 3860 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VEU or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEU returned +22.9% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VEU or VTI?
- VEU charges 0.04% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VEU and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VEU and 88% of VTI 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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