VEU vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees
VEU and VIGI hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and VEU returned +18.2% over the year. Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $68.1bn for Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF and $8.8bn for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.
VEU costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.9 points; VEU is 7.7 times larger.
| VEU | VIGI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $68.1bn | $8.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.2% | +7.3% |
| What it tracks | FTSE All-World ex US Index | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 14% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 14.5% | 35.4% |
| Below its high | 3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VEU and VIGI hold 14% 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 Aug 31, 2026.
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14% in common
On the same fields
VEU and VIGI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
VIGI in plain words
VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VEU or VIGI?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEU returned +18.2% and VIGI +7.3%.
- Which is cheaper, VEU or VIGI?
- VEU is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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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