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JULI vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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JULI and VEA are measured over different days, and VEA charges 0.03% to JULI's 0.79%.

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Net assets: $7.4m on Oct 27, 2026 for AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

JULI on its own →VEA on its own →
At a glance
+241.9%
JULI total return, since launch, Jun 30, 2026
+17.1%
VEA total return, 1 year
0.79%
JULI expense ratio
0.03%
VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEA costs 0.76 points a year less.

JULI vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJULIVEA
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+17.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksEFAFTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points14.8% of 15.0%
Days left in the period245
Period endsJun 30, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Net assets, JULI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026$7.4m$231.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.6%

Method

Side by side

JULI AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer AllianzIM Vanguard
What it is Defined outcome, 15% on EFA Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year +241.9% (since launch, Jun 30, 2026) +17.1%
Its benchmark over the same days −0.2% (EFA) (since launch, Jun 30, 2026) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +242.1 pts vs EFA (since launch, Jun 30, 2026) not measured
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 3906
Net assets, JULI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.4m $231.6bn

JULI and VEA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
JULI

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in EFA. Protection left, in index points: 14.8% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's EFA level. 245 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are JULI and VEA in the same category?
JULI is a buffer ETF and VEA is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, JULI or VEA?
VEA is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
JULI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AllianzIM page for JULI ↗
VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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