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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF logoVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF logoVIG vs VEA overlap

0.1% of VIG and VEA is the same money, spread over 2 companies both funds hold.

Holdings as of August 31, 2026 · source: Vanguard (VIG), Vanguard (VEA)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
0.1%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 2 shared companies.
VIG
100%
VEA
100%
  • same money
  • same companies, extra weight
  • only in this fund
Overlap = the sum, over companies both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. Cash and derivatives excluded.
01Shared

The companies you would own twice

held by bothtop 2 of 2
companyVIGVEA
SUSUNBSunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc0.13%0.09%
RBRBARB Global Inc0.07%0.05%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in VIG331 names
only in VEA3,889 names
00005930Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.60%
00000660SK hynix Inc2.00%
ASASMLASML Holding NV1.95%
HSHSBAHSBC Holdings PLC1.05%
RYRYRoyal Bank of Canada0.85%
NONOVNNovartis AG0.85%
SHSHELShell PLC0.77%
03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsVIG vs VEA, share of each fund
Financials20.91%22.30%
Information Technology25.33%13.04%
Industrials10.49%14.79%
Health Care18.09%6.97%
Consumer Staples9.02%4.60%
Consumer Discretionary3.85%6.26%
Materials3.00%5.78%
Energy3.36%4.19%
Utilities2.65%2.69%
Communication Services0.00%2.50%
Real Estate0.00%1.01%
Not classified2.62%13.85%
04Questions

VIG and VEA: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do VIG and VEA overlap?

0.1% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: little overlap. 2 companies appear in both funds; they make up 0.2% of VIG and 0.1% of VEA.

Which stocks do VIG and VEA both hold?

The largest shared positions are SUNB and RBA. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both VIG and VEA?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $0 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 331 names only in VIG, 3,889 only in VEA. Whether that duplication is a problem depends on the mix you want; this is a description, not advice.

How is ETF overlap calculated here?

For every company held by both funds we take the smaller of its two weights and add them up. The weights come from the full holdings files Vanguard publish, not a top-10 sample, and companies are matched by their ISIN so share classes stay apart.

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Weights come from each issuer's published holdings file and are matched company by company on their ISIN. Cash, futures and currency positions are left out. This page describes what the funds hold; it is not investment advice.