Which returned more over the last year, FEOE or VIGI?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and VIGI +9.0%.

Which is cheaper, FEOE or VIGI?

VIGI is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FEOE and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of VIGI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FEOE vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

FEOE and VIGI hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF, and $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

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VIGI costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points.

FEOE vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FEOE	VIGI
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.07%
Net assets, FEOE as of May 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.3bn	$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.2%	+9.0%
What it tracks	not published	S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.4%	35.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

+9.0%

VIGI total return, 1 year

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

0.07%

VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FEOE and VIGI hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FEOE VIGI

Nestle SA 1.89% 3.43%

AIA Group Ltd 1.00% 1.71%

RELX PLC 0.91% 1.03%

Franco-Nevada Corp 1.28% 0.82%

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings 1.65% 0.74%

Sompo Holdings Inc 1.06% 0.65%

Nutrien Ltd 1.08% 0.60%

Imperial Oil Ltd 2.94% 0.33%

TIS Inc 1.28% 0.10%

FUCHS SE 0.95% 0.06%

Only in FEOE

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.52%

Shell PLC 3.95%

British American Tobacco PLC 3.80%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 2.71%

Prosus NV 2.43%

Merck KGaA 2.38%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 2.32%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

Only in VIGI

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 4.92%

Royal Bank of Canada 4.59%

SAP SE 3.80%

Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.45%

Roche Holding AG 3.38%

Novartis AG 3.27%

Schneider Electric SE 3.18%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 3.01%

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On the same fields

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Eagle Vanguard

What it is Equity fund Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.2% +9.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.5% (EEM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.6 pts vs EEM not measured

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 3.4% 0.0%

Holdings 75 340

Net assets, FEOE as of May 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.3bn $8.8bn

FEOE and VIGI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

About VIGI

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +9.0% 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 340 positions, with the top ten at 35.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FEOE or VIGI?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and VIGI +9.0%.
Which is cheaper, FEOE or VIGI?: VIGI is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FEOE and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of VIGI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle 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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