DMXF vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees

DMXF and VEU hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and VEU returned +18.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF, and $68.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF.

VEU costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

DMXFVEU
Expense ratio0.12%0.04%
Net assets, DMXF as of Oct 9, 2026 and VEU as of Sep 30, 2026$1.0bn$68.1bn
Total return, 1 year+15.5%+18.2%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFTSE All-World ex US Index
Holdings in common25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.8%14.5%
Below its high3.9%, high on Aug 13, 20263.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.5%
DMXF total return, 1 year
+18.2%
VEU total return, 1 year
0.12%
DMXF expense ratio
0.04%
VEU expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DMXF and VEU hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DMXF VEU
ASML HOLDING 6.50% 1.56%
NOVARTIS AG 2.45% 0.68%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18% 0.59%
SAP 2.03% 0.54%
ALLIANZ 1.66% 0.47%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.63% 0.46%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.53% 0.44%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.40% 0.37%
TOKYO ELECTRON 1.63% 0.37%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.38% 0.36%
ABB LTD 1.39% 0.36%
ADVANTEST 1.79% 0.36%
Only in DMXF
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.73%
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.67%
NORDEA BANK 0.54%
HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING 0.42%
NEBIUS NV CLASS A 0.42%
ASSA ABLOY B 0.32%
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN 0.31%
SMC (JAPAN) CORP 0.23%
Only in VEU
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.36%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.08%
SK hynix Inc 1.60%
SLBBH1142 1.11%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.86%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.84%
Roche Holding AG 0.73%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.68%

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On the same fields

DMXF
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year +15.5% +18.2%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.8 pts +0.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.12% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 396 3862
Net assets, DMXF as of Oct 9, 2026 and VEU as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.0bn $68.1bn

DMXF and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VEU in plain words

VEU tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,862 positions, with the top ten at 14.5%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DMXF or VEU?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DMXF returned +15.5% and VEU +18.2%.
Which is cheaper, DMXF or VEU?
VEU is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DMXF and VEU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DMXF and 0% of VEU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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