Best Developed Markets ETFs
Developed ex-US international ETFs ranked by ETF Copilot, refreshed daily.
Updated September 11, 2026
What stands out across Developed Markets ETFs
Expense ratios on this page run from 0.03% to 0.32% a year, a median of 0.05%. VEA is the cheapest of the 5 shown.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 4.6 to 5.8 out of 10, with a median of 5.3.
Concentration varies widely here: the ten largest holdings account for 11% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 15% in the most, a median of 13% across the list.
0 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.
The typical Developed Markets fund on this page behaves like 258 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of September 11, 2026, the largest fund on ETF Copilot's Best Developed Markets ETFs list by assets is Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS).
What are the Best Developed Markets ETFs? The 5 on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) | 5.8/10 | 0.05% | $646.2B | 11% | Tech 15%, Semiconductors 6% |
| 2 | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) | 5.3/10 | 0.03% | $315.0B | 13% | Tech 16%, Semiconductors 7% |
| 3 | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) | 5.2/10 | 0.07% | $196.6B | 12% | Tech 13%, Semiconductors 6% |
| 4 | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) | 5.6/10 | 0.04% | $95.9B | 15% | Tech 15%, Semiconductors 6% |
| 5 | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) | 4.6/10 | 0.32% | $79.9B | 14% | Tech 14%, Semiconductors 6% |
ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Which Developed Markets ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between these funds, the most searched first.
- VEA vs VXUS
- IEFA vs VXUS
- VEA vs IEFA
- IEFA vs VEU
- VEA vs VEU
- VXUS vs VEU
- EFA vs IEFA
- EFA vs VEA
- EFA vs VEU
- EFA vs VXUS
- EFA vs SCHF
- IEFA vs SCHF
- IEFA vs SCHF vs VEA vs VXUS
- SCHF vs VEA
- SCHF vs VEU
- SCHF vs VXUS
- EFA vs IXUS
- IEFA vs IXUS
- IXUS vs SCHF
- IXUS vs VEA
- IXUS vs VEU
- VXUS vs IXUS
- EFA vs SPDW
- IEFA vs SPDW
- IXUS vs SPDW
- SCHF vs SPDW
- SPDW vs VEA
- SPDW vs VEU
- SPDW vs VXUS
- EFA vs IDEV
- IDEV vs IEFA
- IDEV vs IXUS
- IDEV vs SCHF
- IDEV vs SPDW
- IDEV vs VEA
- IDEV vs VEU
- IDEV vs VXUS
- EFA vs EFV
- EFV vs IDEV
- EFV vs IEFA
- EFV vs IXUS
- EFV vs SCHF
- EFV vs SPDW
- EFV vs VEA
- EFV vs VEU
- EFV vs VXUS
Where is money going in Developed ex-US?
In the week to September 11, 2026, Developed ex-US moved -1.3% and saw +$2.8B of net fund flow, which ETF Copilot reads as accumulating — money coming in without the price leading.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Price, 1 week | -1.3% |
| Net flow, 1 week | +$2.8B |
| Price, 1 month | -0.8% |
| Net flow, 1 month | +$3.1B |
Net fund flow is money into or out of the ETFs in this category, computed by ETF Copilot from daily fund assets. All 33 sectors side by side →
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ETF Copilot, “Best Developed Markets ETFs”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/developed-markets-etfs
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