VEA

VEA reports 3,891 positions, but the weights make it behave like about 258.3 equally weighted ones. Computed by this site from the fund's SEC Form N-PORT filing — see what this measure does not tell you and the full table.

• 006 Expense ratio
• 006 Maximum drawdown
• 005 Standard deviation
• 003 Duration
• 003 Factor exposure
• 003 Correlation

• HEDJ vs Unhedged International: Should You Hedge Currency in Your Foreign ETFs?

  Currency hedging removes exchange-rate volatility from a foreign equity position — the realized data shows it lowered both total volatility and drawdown...

  14 Aug 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• BNDX vs BND: Does Adding International Bonds Do Anything for a US Portfolio?

  BNDX (international bonds) and BND (US bonds) have delivered nearly identical 10-year CAGRs — 1.5% and 1.4% respectively — which is not a coincidence,...

  30 Jul 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• VEA vs VWO: Developed vs Emerging Markets — How to Split International Exposure

  VEA (developed) and VWO (emerging) are the two halves of total international exposure; held together at market weight they approximate a single...

  18 Jun 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• VXUS vs VOO: Where Should You Invest in 2026?

  Over the past decade, VOO compounded at 15.4% annualized; VXUS at 9.7%. The 5.7-percentage-point gap is real, large, and almost entirely a story about one...

  16 Apr 2026 12 min ETF Analysis

• VXUS vs. a US-Only Core: What International Diversification Actually Adds

  Over the trailing five years VXUS underperformed VOO by roughly 540 basis points per year — and the case for holding it does not rest on that window. VXUS's...

  18 Mar 2026 11 min Long-Term Strategy

• Do You Really Need International Exposure? (VXUS Explained)

  VXUS holds roughly 8,500 non-US stocks at a 0.05% expense ratio, covering developed and emerging markets in one ticker. Through May 2026, VXUS posted a...

  22 Feb 2026 9 min ETF Analysis