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IAPR VEA \n Expense ratio 0.85% 0.03% \n Net assets, IAPR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $191m $231.6bn \n Total return, 1 year +10.0% +17.1% \n What it tracks EFA FT","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, IAPR against VEA, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iapr-vs-vea","a":{"ticker":"IAPR","name":"Innovator Intl Developed Power Buffer ETF - Apr","issuer":"Innovator","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Mar 31, 2026, IAPR returned 5.8%, against EFA's 6.7% price return. It can gain 10.1% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/iapr","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"10.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"6.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"15.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"154","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$191m","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, Oct 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VEA","name":"Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US and returned +17.1% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/vea","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+17.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-04-28","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"3906","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"2.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 18, 2026","value":"$0.1775","as_of":"2026-09-18","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$231.6bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iapr-vs-vea"}