VGS vs ESTX vs VGAD

  • VGS
  • ESTX
  • VGAD

VGS, ESTX and VGAD hold 1,210 companies between them. 50 are in every one of them, and VGS and VGAD are the most alike: 100% of each is the same companies.

Side by side

VGSESTXVGAD
FundVanguardGlobal XVanguard
Asset classInternational sharesInternational sharesInternational shares
Fee a year0.18%0.35%0.21%
Fund size$14.6b$435.7m$6.2b
Holdings1221501221
1Y price return+7.5%−5.1%+13.1%
Distribution yield1.19%7.51%2.35%
Look-through coverage99.7%100.0%99.7%

Return, last year

change since the start
share of each fund
  • VGS
  • ESTX
  • VGAD
  • ASML ASML HOLDING NVIn all 3VGS0.7%ESTX10.4%VGAD0.7%
  • NVDA NVIDIA CORPIn 2 of 3VGS5.6%ESTXnot heldVGAD5.6%
  • AAPL APPLE INCIn 2 of 3VGS5.2%ESTXnot heldVGAD5.2%
  • SIE SIEMENS AG-REGIn all 3VGS0.3%ESTX4.5%VGAD0.3%
  • SAN BANCO SANTANDER SAIn all 3VGS0.2%ESTX4.2%VGAD0.2%

and 1,200 more companies the funds hold

How alike they are

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