ETF · Foreign Large Blend

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares(VEA)

$72.32
+0.63%
Expense Ratio
$290.1B
Total AUM
Holdings
Inception
Active Share vs VOO
Truly Active
0%20%60%100%
86.1%

AI Look-Through Summary

AI Generated

The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares presents a broad exposure to developed international equities, anchored by substantial assets under management that provide significant liquidity and stability. The fund's sector allocation reveals a balanced tilt toward technology and financial services, each comprising 40% of the portfolio, while energy accounts for roughly one-fifth of the remaining weight. This distribution suggests a diversified approach where no single industry dominates the risk profile, although the equal weighting of tech and finance indicates that performance will be heavily influenced by macroeconomic factors affecting these specific sectors.

Top holdings concentration remains moderate relative to large-cap U.S.-focused peers, with the largest positions representing just over two percent each. Notable constituents include ASML in technology and HSBA in financial services, alongside significant exposures to healthcare via AZN and energy through SHEL. The presence of multiple top-tier names across different industries reinforces the fund's objective of capturing the performance of a wide array of developed markets rather than concentrating on a narrow set of mega-cap leaders. This structure implies that idiosyncratic risks associated with any single company are mitigated by the sheer breadth of the underlying index, allowing for a more generalized representation of global economic trends outside North America.

Geographically, while specific country weights are not detailed in the provided data, the inclusion of major European and Asian entities like ASML and HSBA confirms a non-U.S. developed market focus. The quantitative metrics suggest a vehicle designed for investors seeking international diversification without direct access to U.S. equities. By maintaining relatively low individual stock concentrations within key sectors, the fund offers a streamlined method to gain exposure to global growth drivers while avoiding excessive reliance on any single national economy or industry cycle.

Generated by Qwen-32B from constituent-level data. Not investment advice. Updated: 2026-05-24 08:49:13.327023+00

🔍 Theme Alignment Audit

AI GeneratedPurity: 95/100

The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares maintains a high degree of thematic alignment with its name, as the portfolio composition reflects a broad exposure to developed global equities rather than a narrow sector or specific investment strategy. The top holdings include diverse industry leaders across technology, healthcare, financial services, and basic materials, which collectively represent major economies within the developed market classification. There are no apparent outliers in the holding list that contradict the stated theme of diversified international equity exposure; instead, the inclusion of large-cap names like ASML and HSBA serves to capture established growth drivers typical of mature markets rather than indicating a deviation from the fund's mandate.

Sector weights demonstrate coherent distribution consistent with a broad market index approach, avoiding over-concentration in any single industry while maintaining significant representation across financial services, technology, industrials, and energy. The relatively low top-10 concentration of 11.7% suggests that returns are driven by widespread participation rather than reliance on a few mega-cap stocks to stabilize performance, reinforcing the fund's differentiation from thematic or concentrated strategies. By mirroring the sector breakdown of its underlying index without introducing idiosyncratic tilts, the fund effectively delivers the intended diversified exposure without unnecessary deviation, allowing investors to assess whether this broad-market approach suits their specific portfolio requirements.

AI analysis of holdings alignment vs fund theme. Not investment advice. Updated: 2026-05-20 13:20:21.954054+00

🏢 Sector Analysis

AI Generated

The sector allocation profile of this fund reveals a distinct structural divergence from domestic U.S. equity benchmarks, characterized by an unusually low weighting in Technology and Healthcare sectors relative to the broader developed markets universe. With combined exposure to these growth-oriented industries falling below 6%, the portfolio suggests an investment thesis centered on broad market diversification rather than tilting toward high-growth or defensive megatrends typical of U.S.-centric strategies. Instead, the allocation heavily favors emerging market leaders within sectors like Financial Services and Energy, where single-country holdings such as HSBA and major Asian industrial giants contribute significantly to weightings that appear suppressed in this specific slice of data compared to their global footprint.

Concentration risk is notably mitigated by a top-10 holding concentration of merely 11.7%, indicating a highly diversified basket where no single asset exerts dominant influence over performance outcomes. This dispersion aligns with the fund's objective as a passive vehicle tracking developed markets indices, ensuring that idiosyncratic risks associated with individual large-cap stocks are minimized across hundreds of constituents. The presence of multiple holdings in Technology and Financial Services further underscores this breadth, preventing any single sector from driving volatility disproportionately despite their relatively modest percentage allocations within this specific view.

Factor tilts inferred from the data point toward a value orientation driven by heavy representation in traditional industrial and financial sectors while deliberately avoiding significant overexposure to communication services or consumer cyclicals often associated with growth factors. The minimal weightings in Utilities, Consumer Defensive, and Communication Services suggest an absence of defensive hedging strategies usually employed during periods of economic uncertainty. Ultimately, the structure reflects a pure-play developed markets exposure that prioritizes geographic breadth over sector-specific momentum, allowing returns to be determined by the aggregate performance of international economies rather than concentrated bets on specific industry cycles or growth narratives.

AI-generated sector analysis from constituent-level data. Not investment advice. Updated: 2026-05-24 02:51:08.736813+00

Flow Driver Analysis

2-Step Circle

Which larger ETFs share VEA's holdings — and mechanically drive its price through index rebalancing flows?

Approximately 100% of VEA's weight flows through these larger ETFs

Driver ETFAUMExpenseShared StocksWeight Overlap
VXUSVXUS$624B38569.1%
VEUVEU$86B38469.0%
SPDWSPDW$36B44566.0%
CWICWI$2B39663.6%
VTVT$80B18654.1%

69% of VEA's portfolio by weight is also held by VXUS, which commands 2× more assets under management. When VXUS receives inflows, it mechanically buys these shared stocks — dragging VEA's NAV along regardless of any thematic or sector catalyst. Combined, the top 5 overlapping ETFs control exposure to 100% ofVEA's weight.

Overlap computed from constituent-level holdings data across 5 ETFs. Price co-movement with driver ETFs is structural, not coincidental. Not investment advice.

ETF Look-Through Dashboard

Replaces $249/yr Morningstar

Peer through the ETF wrapper to see exactly what you own. Every metric is computed from constituent-level data.

17.4x
Weighted P/E
35.89x
Weighted P/B
2.94%
Dividend Yield
$39B
Wtd Avg Market Cap

Weighted metrics calculated based on 24% of fund assets with available data.

Herfindahl-Hirschman Concentration Index

0100020003000400030
Well Diversified
Top 5: 7.2%Top 10: 11.6%

Morningstar-Style Box

Value
Blend
Growth
Large
Mid
Small
Mid Blend

Sector & Cap Explorer

Other76.9%Technology5.5%Financial Services5.4%Energy3.0%Industrials2.5%Basic Materials1.9%
Visualization Mode

ETF Fundamental Radar

Total Analysis
20% Weight
Market Cap
Large
Risk Profile
Moderate

Operational health is mixed, with the bulk of weight in the mid-range (4–6) Piotroski scores.

Piotroski F-Score (Operational Health)

Score 0-9: Measures Profitability, Leverage, and Efficiency

↑ Weight (%)100%80%60%40%20%
2%
0–3 Weak
12%
4–6 Average
7%
7–9 Strong

Based on 20% of fund weight with Piotroski data.

Computed by rolling up individual stock Piotroski F-Scores, Altman Z-Scores, and Beneish M-Scores weighted by each constituent's allocation. Data that Vanguard and BlackRock don't surface.

Dividend Safety True-Up

Deterministic
58%
Wtd FCF Payout Ratio
2.94%
TTM Yield
Safe
Dividend Durability
58% of FCF
0% (retains all cash)50%100% (pays out everything)

The dividend-paying companies inside VEA collectively pay out 58% of their Free Cash Flow to maintain the current yield. This is a sustainable payout level with moderate room for dividend growth. Based on 13% of fund weight in dividend-paying stocks.

FCF Payout Ratio = Dividends Paid / Free Cash Flow, weighted by constituent allocation. Not investment advice.

Earnings vs. Price Decomposition

Proprietary
+33.5%
ETF 1Y Return
+28.9%
Wtd Earnings Growth
+4.5%
Multiple Expansion
Earnings
P/E Inflation

VEA is up 33.5% over the last 12 months. The underlying weighted earnings growth of its constituents is +28.9%. The remaining +4.5% of performance is driven by multiple expansion (P/E inflation) — prices rose faster than earnings grew.

Earnings growth = weighted average YoY EPS growth of all constituents (capped at ±500% to limit outlier distortion). Based on 19% of fund weight with earnings data. Not investment advice.

Value Creation Map

ROIC vs WACC

What percentage of VEA's weight is allocated to companies that create economic value (ROIC > WACC) vs. destroy it?

71% Creators
Value Creators (ROIC > WACC)8.6%
Value Destroyers3.5%

Of VEA's analyzed weight, 71% is invested in companies earning more than their cost of capital — genuine value creators. The remaining 29% consists of companies whose ROIC falls below their WACC, effectively destroying shareholder value with every dollar invested.

ROIC-WACC spread for 12% of fund weight with available data. Not investment advice.

Passive Crowding Score

SEVERE

How much of each constituent's market cap is structurally locked in passive ETFs — a proxy for liquidity fragility during sell-offs.

100/ 100
Wtd Avg Passive Ownership63.3%
Most Crowded HoldingNA (2577.5%)
Least CrowdedBHP (1.8%)
Coverage14% of fund weight
0 — Low255075100 — Extreme

VEA has a Passive Crowding Score of 100/100. On average, 63.3% of the market capitalization of VEA's underlying holdings is structurally locked in passive ETF vehicles. In the event of a broad sell-off, VEA faces elevated "gap-down" risk — as passive redemptions force simultaneous selling of constituents where a large portion of the float is not actively trading.

Passive $ = Σ(ETF AUM × holding weight) across all 6 tracked ETFs. Actual passive ownership is higher (includes mutual funds, pension funds). Not investment advice.

Under the Hood — Top 15 Constituents

Top 10 Concentration11.7%
#TickerCompanyWeightP/EF-Score
1005930
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
2.24%
2ASML
ASML Holding NV
Technology
1.77%
53.8x8/9
3000660
SK hynix Inc.
1.52%
4HSBA
HSBC Holdings plc
1.00%
5ROP
Roche Holding AG
Technology
0.90%
20.3x5/9
6AZN
AstraZeneca plc
Healthcare
0.90%
27.9x7/9
7NOVN
Novartis AG
0.89%
8NESN
Nestle SA
0.82%
9SHEL
Shell plc
Energy
0.82%
13.1x5/9
10RY
Royal Bank of Canada
Financial Services
0.79%
17.1x3/9
11SIE
Siemens AG
0.69%
12CBA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.66%
137203
Toyota Motor Corp.
0.64%
148306
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.
0.62%
15BHP
BHP Group Ltd.
Basic Materials
0.61%
22.1x4/9
The bottom 477 stocks in VEA account for only 85.1% of the total fund weight.Only the top 50 holdings are shown. Total holdings: 492.

Historical Holdings Snapshots

Browse how VEA’s holdings have changed across SEC filing dates. Showing top holdings per snapshot.

2026-05-24

15 holdings · 14.9% tracked weight
#TickerWeightSharesMarket Value
10059302.24%45,946,266$6.9B
2ASML1.77%3,774,404$5.5B
30006601.52%5,274,232$4.7B
4HSBA1.00%167,067,695$3.1B
5ROP0.90%6,841,094$2.8B
6AZN0.90%14,583,749$2.8B
7NOVN0.89%18,676,605$2.8B
8NESN0.82%25,038,123$2.5B
9SHEL0.82%55,373,017$2.5B
10RY0.79%13,609,149$2.4B
11SIE0.69%7,143,997$2.1B
12CBA0.66%16,252,864$2.0B
1372030.64%103,394,678$2.0B
1483060.62%106,906,078$1.9B
15BHP0.61%47,677,565$1.9B

2026-05-23

15 holdings · 14.9% tracked weight
#TickerWeightSharesMarket Value
10059302.24%45,946,266$6.9B
2ASML1.77%3,774,404$5.5B
30006601.52%5,274,232$4.7B
4HSBA1.00%167,067,695$3.1B
5AZN0.90%14,583,749$2.8B
6ROP0.90%6,841,094$2.8B
7NOVN0.89%18,676,605$2.8B
8SHEL0.82%55,373,017$2.5B
9NESN0.82%25,038,123$2.5B
10RY0.79%13,609,149$2.4B
11SIE0.69%7,143,997$2.1B
12CBA0.66%16,252,864$2.0B
1372030.64%103,394,678$2.0B
1483060.62%106,906,078$1.9B
15BHP0.61%47,677,565$1.9B

2026-05-22

15 holdings · 14.9% tracked weight
#TickerWeightSharesMarket Value
10059302.24%45,946,266$6.9B
2ASML1.77%3,774,404$5.5B
30006601.52%5,274,232$4.7B
4HSBA1.00%167,067,695$3.1B
5AZN0.90%14,583,749$2.8B
6ROP0.90%6,841,094$2.8B
7NOVN0.89%18,676,605$2.8B
8NESN0.82%25,038,123$2.5B
9SHEL0.82%55,373,017$2.5B
10RY0.79%13,609,149$2.4B
11SIE0.69%7,143,997$2.1B
12CBA0.66%16,252,864$2.0B
1372030.64%103,394,678$2.0B
1483060.62%106,906,078$1.9B
15BHP0.61%47,677,565$1.9B

2026-05-21

15 holdings · 14.9% tracked weight
#TickerWeightSharesMarket Value
10059302.24%45,946,266$6.9B
2ASML1.77%3,774,404$5.5B
30006601.52%5,274,232$4.7B
4HSBA1.00%167,067,695$3.1B
5AZN0.90%14,583,749$2.8B
6ROP0.90%6,841,094$2.8B
7NOVN0.89%18,676,605$2.8B
8SHEL0.82%55,373,017$2.5B
9NESN0.82%25,038,123$2.5B
10RY0.79%13,609,149$2.4B
11SIE0.69%7,143,997$2.1B
12CBA0.66%16,252,864$2.0B
1372030.64%103,394,678$2.0B
1483060.62%106,906,078$1.9B
15BHP0.61%47,677,565$1.9B

2026-05-20

15 holdings · 14.9% tracked weight
#TickerWeightSharesMarket Value
10059302.24%45,946,266$6.9B
2ASML1.77%3,774,404$5.5B
30006601.52%5,274,232$4.7B
4HSBA1.00%167,067,695$3.1B
5ROP0.90%6,841,094$2.8B
6AZN0.90%14,583,749$2.8B
7NOVN0.89%18,676,605$2.8B
8SHEL0.82%55,373,017$2.5B
9NESN0.82%25,038,123$2.5B
10RY0.79%13,609,149$2.4B
11SIE0.69%7,143,997$2.1B
12CBA0.66%16,252,864$2.0B
1372030.64%103,394,678$2.0B
1483060.62%106,906,078$1.9B
15BHP0.61%47,677,565$1.9B

2026-05-19

15 holdings · 14.9% tracked weight
#TickerWeightSharesMarket Value
10059302.24%45,946,266$6.9B
2ASML1.77%3,774,404$5.5B
30006601.52%5,274,232$4.7B
4HSBA1.00%167,067,695$3.1B
5AZN0.90%14,583,749$2.8B
6ROP0.90%6,841,094$2.8B
7NOVN0.89%18,676,605$2.8B
8SHEL0.82%55,373,017$2.5B
9NESN0.82%25,038,123$2.5B
10RY0.79%13,609,149$2.4B
11SIE0.69%7,143,997$2.1B
12CBA0.66%16,252,864$2.0B
1372030.64%103,394,678$2.0B
1483060.62%106,906,078$1.9B
15BHP0.61%47,677,565$1.9B

Source: SEC filings and fund provider disclosures. Shows last 6 snapshot dates, top 15 holdings per date by weight.

Risk Profile

17.7%
Annual Volatility
2.16
Sharpe (1Y)
-13.5%
Max Drawdown (5Y)

Sharpe = risk-adjusted return (higher is better). Computed from 1,200+ trading days with 5% risk-free rate.

Fama-French 5-Factor Exposure

Academic factor model decomposition — what's really driving this ETF's returns.

0.70
Market β
-0.008
Size (SMB)
Neutral
+0.125
Value (HML)
Value tilt
-0.106
Profit (RMW)
Weak
+0.124
Invest (CMA)
Conservative
Alpha (annual): +15.58%
R²: 69.0%of variance explained by 5 factors

Fama-French 5-Factor Model. Data: Kenneth French Data Library. Regression over 3 years of daily returns.

Price Chart with Moving Averages

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What Drove VEA Today?

Daily return attribution — which holdings contributed most (and least) to the fund's move.

Fund move:+0.63%(2026-06-02)

Top Contributors

+0.045%
+0.023%
+0.011%

Top Detractors

-0.008%
-0.012%
-0.013%

Attribution = holding weight × stock daily return. Only the top contributors and detractors are shown.

Technical Setup

AI Generated

The 50-day moving average of VEA is above its 200-day moving average, indicating an upward trend in the short term relative to the longer-term trajectory. The RSI at 36 suggests that near-term momentum may be weakening but remains within neutral territory, not yet signaling overbought or oversold conditions.

Underwater (Drawdown from Peak)

How far below the all-time high the price has been over time. Deeper = more pain for holders.

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Rolling 60-Day Beta vs S&P 500 (VOO)

How the ETF's sensitivity to market moves changes over time. β > 1 = more volatile than the market.

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Rolling Beta Market (β = 1.0)

Yield & Income

TTM Yield
30-Day SEC Yield
5Y Div CAGR

Sector Drift Over Time

How VEA’s sector allocation has shifted across snapshots. Use the slider to travel through time.

2026-05-2457 snapshots
Other76.9%
Technology5.5%
Financial Services5.4%
Energy3.0%
Industrials2.5%
Healthcare1.9%
Basic Materials1.9%
Consumer Cyclical0.9%
Consumer Defensive0.8%
Utilities0.7%
Communication Services0.4%
0.2%
Change since 2026-03-26
Other
-1.2%
Technology
+1.2%
Energy
+0.3%
Financial Services
+0.3%
Basic Materials
-0.3%
Real Estate
-0.1%
2026-03-262026-05-24

Active Conviction Tracker

Shares bought and sold between the latest two data snapshots — reveals what the fund manager is actually doing.

No position changes detected between snapshots.

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Quant metrics computed deterministically from financial statements and price data. Updated: 2026-06-02.

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