FEGE vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
FEGE and VT hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and FEGE returned +18.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Global Equity ETF, and $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.
VT costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points.
| FEGE | VT | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.06% |
| Net assets, FEGE as of May 31, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.9bn | $81.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +15.0% |
| What it tracks | not published | FTSE Global All Cap Index |
| Holdings in common | 9% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 23.3% | 22.5% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEGE and VT hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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9% in common
On the same fields
FEGE and VT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About FEGE
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI WORLD INDEX Net. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 45% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 94 positions, with the top ten at 23.3%.
About VT
VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FEGE or VT?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEGE returned +18.5% and VT +15.0%.
- Which is cheaper, FEGE or VT?
- VT is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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