VEUSX vs VGK (2026)
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares and Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF side by side. VEUSX and VGK are share classes of one fund, Vanguard European Stock Index Fund: one portfolio, filed with the SEC as one, so the holdings, overlap and flows below are the fund's, the same for both. What differs is the fee, how each is bought (a mutual fund once a day at its closing price, an ETF on an exchange through the day) and the small gap in returns that follows. VEUSX is the cheaper fund (0.08% vs 0.09% expense ratio). Over the last five years VEUSX returned more (+49.63% vs +49.45%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 100% of weight. Not investment advice.
Fund facts#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataReturns as of market close, Oct 30, 2026. The charts run through the Oct 30 close.
| VEUSX | VGK | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | International Stock Funds | Europe |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.09% |
| AUM | $38.5B | $30.8B |
| Distribution yield | — | 2.90% |
| Holdings | 1183 | 1183 |
| 1M total | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| YTD total | +6.9% | +6.9% |
| 1Y total | +11.9% | +11.8% |
| 3Y total | +71.2% | +71.4% |
| 5Y total | +49.6% | +49.4% |
| 10Y total | — | +154% |
| 3Y total CAGR | +19.6%/yr | +19.7%/yr |
| 5Y total CAGR | +8.4%/yr | +8.4%/yr |
| 10Y total CAGR | — | +9.8%/yr |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Inception | — | 2005-03-04 |
All returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), through the latest price during the session. CAGR = compound annual growth rate. '—' means the fund's history doesn't span the horizon. A mutual fund's AUM is its whole fund's, every share class together (its SEC filing); an ETF's is its own. Returns run to Oct 30, 2026, the last month-end, as fund companies report a mutual fund's: a fund that pays monthly books each month's income on its last business day, so a return to a later day would leave that month's income out.
Annualized returns (CAGR)#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataCompound annual growth rate per holding period, total return, from weekly adjusted closes. Horizons a fund's history can't span show no bar; horizons no fund spans are omitted.
Performance, rebased#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataReturns by year#
Data provided bySource: Twelve Data| Year | VEUSX | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | +27.0% |
| 2018 | — | -14.9% |
| 2019 | — | +24.9% |
| 2020 | +6.4% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | +16.3% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | -16.1% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | +20.0% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | +35.4% | +35.8% |
| 2026 YTD | +6.9% | +6.9% |
Total returns (dividends reinvested), calendar years.
Returns by year, charted#
Holdings overlap#
VEUSX and VGK overlap by about 100% of portfolio weight — 1183 shared holdings out of 1183 in VEUSX and 1183 in VGK, from each fund's latest SEC filing (Jul 31, 2026 / Jul 31, 2026).
Only in VEUSX
None — every VEUSX holding is also in the other fund.
Only in VGK
None — every VGK holding is also in the other fund.
Top 10 holdings, side by side#
Merged top 10 across the funds — each column is the holding's % of that fund.
Sector weights#
| Sector | VEUSX | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Financials | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Technology | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Energy | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Consumer Staples | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Materials | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Industrials | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Communication Services | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Not on ChartRow | 74.8% | 74.8% |
Sector weights, charted#
Growth from any starting date#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataHover to move the starting point — every fund rebases to 1× at that date, so the comparison holds from any entry point back to 2019 (the earliest date all 2 funds existed). Log scale, weekly total returns.
Fund flows#
| Period | VEUSX | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | −$237.6M | −$237.6M |
| Jun 2026 | +$20.2M | +$20.2M |
| May 2026 | −$458.5M | −$458.5M |
| Apr 2026 | — | −$1B |
| Mar 2026 | — | −$731.9M |
| Feb 2026 | — | +$582M |
Net creations minus redemptions, derived from consecutive SEC N-PORT filings. The form only exists since mid-2019.
Fund flows, charted#
Methodology#
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested) from daily adjusted closes. Holdings, overlap, sector weights and flows derive from each fund's public SEC filings (Form N-PORT), anchored on the latest filing and rolled forward daily by price moves. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight across shared holdings. See each fund's full holdings: VEUSX holdings · VGK holdings. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- VEUSX or VGK — which is better?
- VEUSX is the cheaper fund (0.08% vs 0.09% expense ratio). Over the last five years VEUSX returned more (+49.63% vs +49.45%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 100% of weight. One Vanguard portfolio in two wrappers — VEUSX, the Admiral mutual fund shares priced once a day after the close, and VGK, the ETF traded all day.
- How much do VEUSX and VGK overlap?
- VEUSX and VGK overlap by about 100% of portfolio weight, sharing 1183 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).
- Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?
- No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vanguard. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.