Which returned more over the last year, MFSI or VEA?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MFSI returned +11.3% and VEA +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, MFSI or VEA?

VEA is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MFSI and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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MFSI vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

MFSI and VEA hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned +19.7% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

VEA costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points.

	MFSI	VEA
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.03%
Net assets, MFSI as of May 31, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.1bn	$231.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+19.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.9%	13.0%
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+11.3%

MFSI total return, 1 year

+19.7%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.59%

MFSI expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MFSI and VEA hold 19% 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 May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MFSI VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02% 2.61%

Roche Holding AG 1.87% 0.92%

Novartis AG 1.80% 0.85%

SAP SE 1.25% 0.68%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.66% 0.86%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.74% 0.61%

Nestle SA 0.60% 0.75%

Schneider Electric SE 1.99% 0.56%

UBS Group AG 1.20% 0.51%

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 1.78% 0.51%

TotalEnergies SE 1.69% 0.51%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 0.53% 0.49%

Only in MFSI

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%

AIA Group Ltd 1.41%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd 1.32%

Ryanair Holdings PLC 1.28%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 1.17%

British American Tobacco PLC 1.12%

Credicorp Ltd 0.85%

Only in VEA

SK hynix Inc 2.01%

ASML Holding NV 1.96%

SLBBH1142 1.25%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Shell PLC 0.77%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.74%

Siemens AG 0.73%

AstraZeneca PLC 0.72%

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On the same fields

MFSI

MFS Active International ETF

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer MFS Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +11.3% +19.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −6.0 pts +2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 93 3898

Net assets, MFSI as of May 31, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.1bn $231.6bn

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

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VEA in plain words

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 3,898 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MFSI or VEA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MFSI returned +11.3% and VEA +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, MFSI or VEA?: VEA is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MFSI and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MFSI and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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