---
ticker: "VEA"
name: "Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VEA"
grade: "A"
score: 81
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Developed International Core"
category_rank: "1 of 21"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VEA: Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Grade **A**, Score 81 of 100. Rank 1 of 21 in Developed International Core.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 90 | 1 of 21 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 18 |
| Risk | 47 | 10 of 21 |
| Tradability | 58 | 9 of 21 |
| Holdings | 87 | 2 of 20 |
| Durability | 91 | 1 of 21 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 3906 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 005930.KS | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 2.61% |
| 2 | 000660.KS | SK hynix Inc | 2.01% |
| 3 | ASML.AS | ASML Holding NV | 1.96% |
| 4 | — | SLBBH1142 | 1.24% |
| 5 | HSBA.L | HSBC Holdings PLC | 1.05% |
| 6 | ROP.SW | Roche Holding AG | 0.92% |
| 7 | RY.TO | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.86% |
| 8 | NOVN.SW | Novartis AG | 0.85% |
| 9 | SHEL.L | Shell PLC | 0.77% |
| 10 | NESN.SW | Nestle SA | 0.75% |
| 11 | 8306.T | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 0.74% |
| 12 | SIE.DE | Siemens AG | 0.73% |
| 13 | AZN.L | AstraZeneca PLC | 0.72% |
| 14 | BHP.AX | BHP Group Ltd | 0.72% |
| 15 | SAP.DE | Sap SE | 0.68% |
| 16 | SAN.MC | Banco Santander SA | 0.65% |
| 17 | 7203.T | Toyota Motor Corp | 0.63% |
| 18 | TD.TO | Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | 0.61% |
| 19 | ALV.DE | Allianz SE | 0.60% |
| 20 | CBA.AX | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.57% |
| 21 | SU.PA | Schneider Electric SE | 0.56% |
| 22 | SHOP.TO | Shopify Inc | 0.54% |
| 23 | UBSG.SW | UBS Group AG | 0.51% |
| 24 | RR.L | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 0.51% |
| 25 | TTE.PA | TotalEnergies SE | 0.51% |
| 26 | BBVA.MC | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 0.49% |
| 27 | IBE.MC | Iberdrola SA | 0.48% |
| 28 | 8316.T | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | 0.47% |
| 29 | 8035.T | Tokyo Electron Ltd | 0.46% |
| 30 | 6098.T | Recruit Holdings Co Ltd | 0.46% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VEA. Please cite the page URL.