VEA bid-ask spread and liquidity

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
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As of Oct 22, 2026, VEA closed +0.12% from its NAV, and on 95% of the 6 days to then it was within ±0.19%.

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IQ Liquidity Score

1 of 6 measured · Oct 22, 2026
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Not scored
0 · Hard to trade100 · Trades like a giant

The IQ Liquidity Score: a fixed 0 to 100 scale of trading conditions, the same anchors for every fund; 100 is the easiest to trade. It measures how cheaply and reliably the fund trades, not whether to own it. Method →

Cost to trade
Not measured · the issuer's 30-day median spread is not read for this fund
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Capacity
Not measured · 40.2% of its long weight could be measured; the largest part not measured is foreign
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Price fidelity
Not measured · 6 days of closing premium are held, under the 20 needed
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Primary market
9 active dealers of 34; largest 51% of creations and redemptions, N-CEN to Dec 31, 2025
85.0
Bad-day behaviour
Not measured · 0 of the 10 worst days and 6 other days are held, under the 5 and 60 needed
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Depth
Not measured · needs trade and quote data (Phase 2)
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Premium or discount to value

Daily, 6 days to Oct 22, 2026 · the ±1% band marked
VEA premium or discount to NAV, 6 days+1%0−1%Sep 11, 2026Oct 22, 2026
Latest close, Oct 22
+0.12%
95% of days within
±0.19%
Days more than 1% from NAV
0 of 6
Widest
+0.19%, Oct 20, 2026

Close against the NAV its issuer struck the same day, from the issuer. Source: ETFIQ. Its holdings trade on markets that close before New York, so its closing premium carries the move since then.

Capacity

What the holdings can absorb a day

Not measured: 40.2% of its long weight could be measured; the largest part not measured is foreign.

Dealers

Authorized participants · N-CEN, the year to Dec 31, 2025
Active dealers
9
of 34 authorized
Largest
51%
of creations and redemptions
One dealer
No
9 active

9 of 34 authorized participants created or redeemed VEA shares in the year to Dec 31, 2025. From the fund’s Form N-CEN, filed Mar 12, 2026.

The active authorized participants, largest first, by share of the dollars created and redeemed: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated (50.7%), Jane Street Capital, LLC (16.5%), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (11.1%), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (7.7%), Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. (5.8%), Virtu Americas LLC (3.9%), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (2.0%), UBS Securities LLC (1.4%), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (0.9%). 25 more were listed and created or redeemed nothing.

How to trade VEA

To buy or to sell, up to $100,000
When
Its holdings trade on markets that close before New York, so its price can drift from their value later in the day.
Watch
The premium. On 95% of days it is within ±0.19%; beyond that a buyer pays more, and a seller gets less, than the holdings are worth.
Phase 2 · drawn now, filled when trade data arrives
Spread through the dayComing with trade data

Median spread by half hour, 30 days.

Buyers against sellersComing with trade data

Share of volume at the ask against at the bid.

Retail flow, estimatedComing with trade data

Sub-penny prints as a share of volume.

Large tradesComing with trade data

Prints above $500k, count and share.

Closing auctionComing with trade data

Share of the day’s volume at the close.

Questions people ask

Does VEA trade at a premium or discount to NAV?

It closed +0.12% from its NAV on Oct 22, 2026. On 95% of the 6 days to then it was within ±0.19%, and it closed more than 1% from NAV on 0 of them.

Who is the AP for VEA?

VEA’s latest Form N-CEN, for the period ending Dec 31, 2025, lists 34 authorized participants (APs), and 9 created or redeemed shares. The largest were Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated (50.7%), Jane Street Capital, LLC (16.5%), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (11.1%) of the dollars its APs created and redeemed.

Who is the LMM for VEA?

VEA’s lead market maker (LMM) on NYSE Arca is Virtu Americas LLC. Lead market maker per NYSE Arca, as of Oct 23, 2026.
Sources and dates
Premium to NAVETFIQ, close against the issuer’s NAV · Sep 11, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026
DealersForm N-CEN · the year to Dec 31, 2025
Where to next
ETF trading costs and liquidity→Cost-to-trade checker→Why low volume does not mean illiquidguide →Limit orders vs market orders for ETFsguide →How the IQ Liquidity Score is builtmethod →VEA fund page→
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