ESTX vs IHQL vs EXUS vs VEQ vs IACT — overlap, fees and exposure compared

ESTX, IHQL, EXUS, VEQ and IACT hold 2,052 companies between them. None is in every one of them, and EXUS and VEQ are the most alike: 54% of each is the same companies.

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ESTX IHQL EXUS VEQ IACT

FundGlobal XiSharesBetaSharesVanguardiShares

Asset classInternational sharesInternational sharesInternational sharesInternational sharesInternational shares

Fee a year0.35%0.28%0.14%0.35%0.45%

Fund size$435.7m$2.0m--$539.2m$258.0m

Holdings503388771227267

1Y price return−5.1%--+5.1%only priced since 2025-11-09+0.6%+11.4%

Distribution yield7.51%Not yetNot yet2.28%0.53%

Look-through coverage100.0%99.2%99.7%99.1%99.9%

Return, last year

change since the start

share of each fund

ESTX
IHQL
EXUS
VEQ
IACT

ASML ASML HOLDING NVIn 4 of 5ESTX10.4%IHQL2.9%EXUS2.9%VEQ4.1%IACTnot held
NVDA NVIDIA CORPIn 2 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL4.8%EXUSnot heldVEQnot heldIACT8.4%
AAPL APPLE INCIn 2 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL5.2%EXUSnot heldVEQnot heldIACT7.7%
META META PLATFORMS INCIn 2 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL5.8%EXUSnot heldVEQnot heldIACT2.8%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPIn 2 of 5ESTXnot heldIHQL5.7%EXUSnot heldVEQnot heldIACT4.9%

and 2,042 more companies the funds hold

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