EFA vs VEU: holdings overlap, shared companies and scores

As of September 11, 2026, EFA and VEU overlap 53.8% by weight. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA): Developed market equities. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU): Non-U.S. equities.

Updated September 11, 2026

How much do EFA and VEU overlap?

As of September 11, 2026, EFA and VEU overlap 53.8% by weight.

98% of EFA is already inside VEU.

54% of VEU is already inside EFA.

EFA holds 668 companies and VEU holds 3,741; 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 VEU?

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EFA 4.6 out of 10 and VEU 5.6 out of 10.

They differ most on Growth: EFA 6.3 and VEU 8.0.

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 VEU — ETF Copilot factor scores, 0–10
Factor	EFA	VEU
Growth	6.3	8.0
Valuation	2.5	3.3
Risk	4.3	4.2
Quality	5.0	6.5
Return	4.3	5.0

VEU is the cheaper of the two at 0.04% 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, VEU charges 0.04% a year, yields 2.68% and holds $95.9B in assets across 3741 positions.

EFA vs VEU — cost, income and size
Measure	EFA	VEU
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.04%
Dividend yield	2.78%	2.68%
Assets under management	$79.9B	$95.9B
Holdings	668	3741

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 VEU 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.

VEU trades at 16.2 times earnings, against its own median of 13.9, and is more expensive than 85% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.

What moved EFA and VEU 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.

VEU fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Shopify (−11.5%) and Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%); SK Hynix (+14.8%) pushed the other way.

What do EFA and VEU each hold?

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

14% of EFA is its ten largest holdings.

What's inside VEU: Tech 15%, Semiconductors 6%.

15% of VEU is its ten largest holdings.

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