ETF comparison
BBEU vs VGK
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
358 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BBEU and VGK would leave roughly 81.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VGK is 3 bps cheaper than BBEU. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for BBEU.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with BBEU vs VGK.
Top shared holdings
358 shared in total| # | Holding | In BBEU | In VGK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding NV | 4.15% | 3.61% | 3.61% |
| 2 | HSBC Holdings plc | 2.34% | 2.03% | 2.03% |
| 3 | Roche Holding AG | 2.08% | 1.84% | 1.84% |
| 4 | AstraZeneca plc | 2.18% | 1.83% | 1.83% |
| 5 | Novartis AG | 2.09% | 1.83% | 1.83% |
| 6 | Nestle SA | 1.93% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
| 7 | Siemens AG | 1.61% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 8 | Banco Santander SA | 1.32% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
| 9 | Allianz SE | 1.29% | 1.12% | 1.12% |
| 10 | SAP SE | 1.28% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| 11 | Schneider Electric SE | 1.28% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| 12 | TotalEnergies SE | 1.35% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Only in BBEU
9 total- BioNTech SE 0.08%
- Sartorius AG 0.05%
- Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG 0.04%
- ING Bank Slaski SA 0.03%
- Orion OYJ 0.02%
- Kesko OYJ 0.02%
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 0.00%
- Essity AB 0.00%
- SKF AB 0.00%
Only in VGK
867 total- Air Liquide SA 0.48%
- L'Oreal SA 0.35%
- Engie SA 0.21%
- Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.20%
- AIB Group PLC 0.16%
- Sampo Oyj 0.15%
- Helvetia Baloise Holding AG 0.13%
- BE Semiconductor Industries NV 0.13%
- VAT Group AG 0.13%
- Banco de Sabadell SA 0.12%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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