MFSI vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MFSI and VEU hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and VEU returned +18.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF, and $68.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF.
VEU costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points.
| MFSI | VEU | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.59% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, MFSI as of May 31, 2026 and VEU as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.1bn | $68.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +18.2% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | FTSE All-World ex US Index |
| Holdings in common | 16% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 27.9% | 14.5% |
| Below its high | 3.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026 | 3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MFSI and VEU hold 16% 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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16% in common
On the same fields
MFSI and VEU 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.
VEU in plain words
VEU tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 3,862 positions, with the top ten at 14.5%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MFSI or VEU?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MFSI returned +11.3% and VEU +18.2%.
- Which is cheaper, MFSI or VEU?
- VEU is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 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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