QEFA vs VEA: what's the difference?

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (QEFA): Developed ex-U.S. markets. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA): Developed international equities.

Updated August 26, 2026

How much do QEFA and VEA overlap?

As of August 26, 2026, QEFA and VEA overlap 55.1% by weight.

99% of QEFA is already inside VEA.

67% of VEA is already inside QEFA.

QEFA holds 627 companies and VEA holds 3,793; 612 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 QEFA and VEA?

As of August 26, 2026, ETF Copilot scores QEFA 5.5 out of 10 and VEA 5.0 out of 10.

They differ most on Risk: QEFA 9.0 and VEA 4.2.

The factor scores behind them, 0–10 and higher is better, ranked against every US equity ETF we track:

QEFA: Growth 5.6, Valuation 4.0, Risk 9.0, Quality 5.9, Return 3.8
VEA: Growth 7.6, Valuation 1.2, Risk 4.2, Quality 4.7, Return 5.5

What do QEFA and VEA each hold?

What's inside QEFA: Tech 12%, Semiconductors 5%.

15% of QEFA 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, “QEFA vs VEA holdings overlap and scores”, as of August 26, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/compare/qefa-vs-vea