EFA vs VEA: holdings overlap, shared companies and scores

As of September 11, 2026, EFA and VEA overlap 67.8% by weight. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA): Developed market equities. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA): Developed international equities.

Updated September 11, 2026

How much do EFA and VEA overlap?

As of September 11, 2026, EFA and VEA overlap 67.8% by weight.

98% of EFA is already inside VEA.

68% of VEA is already inside EFA.

EFA holds 668 companies and VEA holds 3,792; 639 are in both.

Computed by ETF Copilot from both funds' holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

How does ETF Copilot score EFA and VEA?

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EFA 4.6 out of 10 and VEA 5.3 out of 10.

They differ most on Growth: EFA 6.3 and VEA 7.7.

The five factor scores behind them are set out below, 0–10 and higher is better, ranked against every US equity ETF we track.

EFA vs VEA — ETF Copilot factor scores, 0–10
Factor	EFA	VEA
Growth	6.3	7.7
Valuation	2.5	2.8
Risk	4.3	4.2
Quality	5.0	5.2
Return	4.3	5.5

VEA is the cheaper of the two at 0.03% a year

As of September 11, 2026, EFA charges 0.32% a year, yields 2.78% and holds $79.9B in assets across 668 positions.

As of September 11, 2026, VEA charges 0.03% a year, yields 2.72% and holds $315.0B in assets across 3792 positions.

EFA vs VEA — cost, income and size
Measure	EFA	VEA
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.03%
Dividend yield	2.78%	2.72%
Assets under management	$79.9B	$315.0B
Holdings	668	3792

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.

Where EFA and VEA trade against their own history

EFA trades at 17.8 times earnings, against its own median of 14.7, and is more expensive than 91% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.

VEA trades at 16.6 times earnings, against its own median of 13.9, and is more expensive than 89% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.

What moved EFA and VEA this week

EFA fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and BHP (−4.7%); Softbank (+33.0%) pushed the other way.

VEA fell 1.0% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and BHP (−4.7%); SK Hynix (+14.8%) pushed the other way.

What do EFA and VEA each hold?

What's inside EFA: Tech 14%, Semiconductors 6%.

14% of EFA is its ten largest holdings.

What's inside VEA: Tech 16%, Semiconductors 7%.

13% of VEA is its ten largest holdings.

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ETF Copilot, “EFA vs VEA holdings overlap and scores”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/compare/efa-vs-vea