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APIE vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APIE returned +11.9% to VIGI's +16.5%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for ActivePassive International Equity ETF, and $9.2bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

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At a glance
+11.9%
APIE total return, 1 year
+16.5%
VIGI total return, 1 year
0.45%
APIE expense ratio
0.07%
VIGI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIGI costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.

APIE vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAPIEVIGI
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.9%+16.5%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Aug 10, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.07%
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Oct 31, 2026$1.2bn$9.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.4%35.8%

Method

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, APIE and VIGI hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APIE VIGI
SAP SE 1.27% 3.80%
Roche Holding AG 1.09% 3.38%
Novo Nordisk A/S 0.83% 2.15%
Novartis AG 0.81% 3.27%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 0.69% 4.92%
Nestle SA 0.66% 3.43%
RELX PLC 0.59% 1.03%
Iberdrola SA 0.47% 2.50%
Schneider Electric SE 0.46% 3.18%
AIA Group Ltd 0.45% 1.71%
Assa Abloy AB 0.41% 0.63%
Sony Group Corp 0.41% 2.53%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APIE
TSMC 11.50%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.46%
ASML Holding NV 1.75%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.51%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.01%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
Siemens AG 0.95%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.83%
Only in VIGI
Royal Bank of Canada 4.59%
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.45%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 3.01%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.79%
Reliance Industries Ltd 1.50%
Brookfield Corp 1.39%
Canadian National Railway Co 1.17%
National Bank of Canada 0.98%
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Side by side

APIE ActivePassive International Equity ETF VIGI Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Envestnet Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +11.9% +16.5%
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.7% 0.0%
Holdings 547 337
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Oct 31, 2026 $1.2bn $9.2bn

APIE and VIGI on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
APIE

APIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 547 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

VIGI

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 337 positions, with the top ten at 35.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APIE or VIGI?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APIE returned +11.9% and VIGI +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, APIE or VIGI?
VIGI is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do APIE and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of APIE and 0% of VIGI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
APIE on its own →VIGI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →APIE dividend history →APIE holdings →VIGI dividend history →VIGI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
APIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
APIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Envestnet website ↗
VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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