Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NOBL vs VEU: how they differ
NOBL and VEU hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VEU returned more over the year.
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and VEU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NOBL | Only in VEU |
|---|---|
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.72% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83% |
| BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.69% | ASML Holding NV 1.45% |
| ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.69% | SK hynix Inc 1.24% |
| ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.68% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97% |
| TARGET CORP 1.64% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81% |
| CHEVRON CORP 1.61% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76% |
| GENUINE PARTS CO 1.61% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.73% |
| MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61% | Novartis AG 0.73% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
| NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | ProShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | FTSE All-World ex-US |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.4% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.1 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 69 | 3860 |
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VEU in plain words
VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or VEU?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, NOBL or VEU?
- NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NOBL and VEU overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 0% of VEU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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