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VGK vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGK returned +10.4% to VTWO's +14.3%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $29.6bn for Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF and $16.6bn for Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF.

VGK on its own →VTWO on its own →
At a glance
+10.4%
VGK total return, 1 year
+14.3%
VTWO total return, 1 year
0.06%
VGK expense ratio
0.06%
VTWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points; VGK is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VGK vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVGKVTWO
Return
Total return, 1 year+10.4%+14.3%
Drawdown
Below its high6.1%, high on Aug 25, 20267.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksFTSE Developed Europe All Cap IndexRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.06%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$29.6bn$16.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund19.0%5.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, VGK and VTWO hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VGK VTWO
SLBBH1142 0.44% 2.36%
MKTLIQ 0.15% 0.05%
Commerzbank AG 0.19% 0.01%
Borr Drilling Ltd 0.00% 0.03%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VGK
ASML Holding NV 4.47%
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.19%
Roche Holding AG 1.89%
Novartis AG 1.72%
Shell PLC 1.64%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.56%
Nestle SA 1.51%
Siemens AG 1.45%
Only in VTWO
Twist Bioscience Corp 0.42%
Moog Inc 0.36%
10X Genomics Inc 0.35%
JFrog Ltd 0.35%
UMB Financial Corp 0.32%
BrightSpring Health Services Inc 0.31%
Glaukos Corp 0.31%
Viasat Inc 0.30%
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Side by side

VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of European Stock Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +10.4% +14.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.1% (IWM)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWM
Expense ratio 0.06% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.5%
Holdings 1245 2002
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $29.6bn $16.6bn

VGK and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
VGK

VGK tracks an index of European Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,245 positions, with the top ten at 19.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VTWO

VTWO tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,002 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 7.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGK or VTWO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGK returned +10.4% and VTWO +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, VGK or VTWO?
Neither: VGK and VTWO both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VGK and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VGK and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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VGK on its own →VTWO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VGK dividend history →VGK holdings →VTWO dividend history →VTWO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGK ↗
VTWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTWO ↗

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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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