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One stock ETF and one buffer ETF.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/vea-vs-ydec","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4195,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / VEA vs YDEC \n \n Data as of Oct 28, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n VEA vs YDEC: Differences, Returns & Fees\n Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VEA returned +17.1% to YDEC's +7.9%, and VEA charges 0.03% to YDEC's 0.90%.\n Copy this for sharing \n VEA costs 0.87 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points.\n VEA and YDEC at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. VEA YDEC \n Expense ratio 0.03% 0.90% \n Net assets, VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 and YDEC as of Oct 27, 2026 $231.6bn $167m \n Total return, 1 year +17.1% +7.9% \n What it tracks FTSE Dev","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, VEA against YDEC, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/vea-vs-ydec","a":{"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"}]},"b":{"ticker":"YDEC","name":"FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Dec 22, 2025, YDEC returned 7.0%, against EFA's 8.6% price return. It can gain 4.8% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ydec","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"4.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"7.4%","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":"51","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$167m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.90%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, Oct 28, 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/vea-vs-ydec"}