EFG vs VDG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

EFGBCboe

Vanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETF

VDGBCboe

Overlap

54.7%by weight

Expense ratio

VDG −0.26pt a year

EFG0.34%VDG0.08%

Avg volume · 30D

EFG 135.4×the volume

EFG894KVDG6.6K

EFG vs VDG Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−2.4%EFG−3.5%VDG

Expense ratio: EFG 0.34%; VDG 0.08%, better
Fund size: EFG $15B; VDG $47M
1Y total return: EFG +5.0%; VDG No data
Yield (12M): EFG 2.35%; VDG No data
Holdings: EFG 364; VDG 593
Avg volume (30D): EFG 894K sh, better; VDG 6.6K sh
NAV per share: EFG $118.54; VDG $75.96
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for EFG, VDG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	EFG	VDG
Cost30% weight	C50	A100Higher
Mission25% weight	A93	Not scored
Risk15% weight	F24	D33Higher
Tradability15% weight	A91Higher	F6
Holdings10% weight	B61	B63Higher
Durability5% weight	A86Higher	D27

Rank among International Factor Index funds

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Same Category. EFG and VDG are both graded against the same 15 International Factor Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Factor Index⁠

Category · 15 funds

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EFG ranks 4th and VDG 7th of 15 funds in the International Factor Index Category.

Rank 1AEFAViShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETFScore 75
Rank 2BACWViShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETFScore 68
Rank 3BIDLVInvesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETFScore 66
Rank 4BEFGiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETFScore 65
Rank 5BIDMOInvesco S&P International Developed Momentum ETFScore 61
Rank 7BIMTMiShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETFScore 58
Rank 7BVDGVanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETFScore 58
Rank 9CGMOIGMO International Value ETFScore 52

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EFGBiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

VDGBVanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETF

In short

EFG MSCI splits the EAFE benchmark into a value half and a growth half. EFG is the growth half: roughly 400 companies across Europe, Australasia and the Far East, screened on earnings and sales growth, running since 2005.

VDG No data

Stated mandate

EFG The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada that exhibit growth characteristics.

VDG No data

Why people hold it

EFG MSCI ranks EAFE companies on five growth measures (forward and past EPS growth, internal growth rate, sales-per-share trend) and keeps the top scorers. No manager hunches.msci.com
0.34% a year, under the 0.41% median for international factor ETFs, on a mandate iShares has run since 2005.
A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and it has tracked its stated index closely.
Roughly 400 names spread across Europe, Australasia and the Far East, so the growth bet is a broad one.cboe.com

VDG No data

Worth knowing

EFG The growth index is about half the parent EAFE index by free-float market value. The value half sits elsewhere, so this is one style, not all of developed international.cboe.com
Growth swings harder. Several peers in this cohort (EFAV, ACWV, QLVD) are engineered to damp volatility; EFG is not, and its risk profile is the choppier side of the group.
Holdings trade in yen, euros, pounds and other currencies, so moves in the dollar feed straight into what a US investor sees.ishares.com

VDG No data

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EFG vs VDG Holdings

How EFG and VDG differ

Overlap by weight

54.7%

Shared holdings make up 87.0% of EFG and 57.8% of VDG.

Level by level

Holdings248 in both54.7%
Countryby domicile76.6%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for VDG.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EFG and VDG, widest gap first
Country	More in EFGMore in VDG	EFG	VDG
Canada	VDG +9.7 points	0.0%	9.7%
South Korea	VDG +9.1 points	0.0%	9.1%
Japan	EFG +3.5 points	24.7%	21.2%
Netherlands	EFG +3.4 points	8.5%	5.1%
Switzerland	EFG +3.1 points	9.7%	6.6%
France	EFG +2.8 points	9.1%	6.3%
Germany	EFG +2.7 points	9.2%	6.5%
Sweden	EFG +2.2 points	5.4%	3.2%
Other countries (17)	EFG +1.2 points	33.4%	32.2%

Outside the US: EFG 99% developed, 1% emerging. VDG 90% developed, 10% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

EFG21.3%
VDG22.4%

Securities held

EFG347
VDG578

Asset class

EFG: Equity
VDG: Equity

Holdings

Only in EFG99
In both248
Only in VDG330

Only in EFG

99 securities, 12.4% of EFG by weight

Deutsche Telekom N AG0.94%
Glencore PLC0.62%
Nintendo0.55%
Ferrari0.46%
Tesco PLC0.44%
Holcim Ltd AG0.41%
Takeda Pharmaceutical0.32%
Prudential PLC0.29%
Adidas N AG0.29%
Stmicroelectronics0.28%
Eni0.26%
Ferrovial NV0.25%
Seven & I Holdings0.24%
Adyen0.24%
Wolters Kluwer0.21%
Veolia Environ. SA0.21%
Universal Music Group0.19%
Tower Semiconductor0.19%
Partners Group Holding AG0.16%
Aeon0.15%
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd0.15%
Nokia0.14%
Antofagasta PLC0.14%
Boliden0.14%
Cellnex Telecom0.13%
Neste0.13%
Carlsberg As Class B0.13%
Straumann Holding AG0.12%
Tokyo Gas Ltd0.12%
Telia Company0.11%
Kajima0.11%
Marks and Spencer Group PLC0.11%
Gea Group AG0.11%
Nebius NV Class A0.10%
Sonova Holding AG0.10%
Smiths Group PLC0.10%
Koninklijke Philips0.10%
Endeavour Mining0.10%
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengl0.10%
Bureau Veritas SA0.10%
Mowi0.10%
Euronext NV0.10%
Kone0.10%
Nova0.09%
Accor SA0.09%
Astellas Pharma0.09%
Norsk Hydro0.09%
Belimo N AG0.09%
Coloplast B0.08%
Symrise AG0.08%

Only in VDG

330 securities, 42.1% of VDG by weight

SK hynix Inc4.84%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.34%
HSBC Holdings PLC2.18%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.77%
Royal Bank of Canada1.75%
Shopify Inc1.15%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.08%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA1.00%
UniCredit SpA0.90%
Shell PLC0.90%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.87%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The0.65%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.59%
National Australia Bank Ltd0.54%
Unilever PLC0.53%
Barclays PLC0.52%
SK Square Co Ltd0.48%
NatWest Group PLC0.46%
Iberdrola SA0.43%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp0.39%
National Bank of Canada0.35%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.34%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA0.33%
Bank of Montreal0.33%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd0.32%
Ferrari NV0.30%
Celestica Inc0.29%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd0.29%
Constellation Software Inc/Canada0.28%
Mitsui & Co Ltd0.26%
Arm Holdings Plc-Adr0.26%
Canadian National Railway Co0.25%
Waste Connections Inc0.25%
Cameco Corp0.24%
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd0.24%
CaixaBank SA0.23%
Deutsche Bank AG0.23%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB0.23%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM0.23%
Dollarama Inc0.22%
Westpac Banking Corp0.22%
KBC Group NV0.21%
3i Group PLC0.21%
Nordea Bank Abp0.21%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc0.20%
Franco-Nevada Corp0.20%
adidas AG0.19%
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.19%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC0.18%
Kinross Gold Corp0.18%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 248 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in EFG and VDG, widest gap first
Holding	More in EFGMore in VDG	EFG	VDG
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	EFG +1.98 points	2.68%	0.70%
Asml Holding	EFG +1.38 points	5.82%	4.44%
Sony Group	EFG +0.99 points	1.39%	0.40%
Sap	EFG +0.90 points	2.27%	1.37%
Hitachi	EFG +0.86 points	1.36%	0.50%
Aia Group	EFG +0.80 points	0.96%	0.16%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	EFG +0.75 points	1.87%	1.12%
Siemens N AG	VDG +0.72 points	0.71%	1.43%
Siemens Energy N AG	EFG +0.64 points	1.04%	0.40%
Softbank Group Corp	VDG +0.64 points	0.35%	0.99%
Recruit Holdings Ltd	EFG +0.58 points	1.53%	0.95%
GlaxosmithklineGSK.L	EFG +0.56 points	0.95%	0.39%
Advantest	EFG +0.50 points	1.54%	1.04%
Itochu	EFG +0.49 points	0.78%	0.29%
Ubs Group AG	EFG +0.48 points	1.41%	0.93%
Novo Nordisk Class B	EFG +0.45 points	1.22%	0.77%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA	EFG +0.43 points	0.69%	0.26%
Vinci SA	EFG +0.39 points	0.54%	0.15%
Investor Class B	EFG +0.38 points	0.71%	0.33%
Essilorluxottica SA	EFG +0.37 points	0.57%	0.20%
Airbus Group	EFG +0.36 points	1.21%	0.85%
Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesTEVA	EFG +0.36 points	0.47%	0.11%
Lvmh	VDG +0.35 points	0.36%	0.71%
Anglo American PLCAAL.L	EFG +0.35 points	0.51%	0.16%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	EFG +0.34 points	0.66%	0.32%
Abb Ltd	EFG +0.34 points	1.27%	0.93%
Spotify TechnologySPOT	EFG +0.34 points	0.83%	0.49%
Mitsubishi Electric	EFG +0.31 points	0.53%	0.22%
Wesfarmers	EFG +0.30 points	0.58%	0.28%
Volvo Class B	EFG +0.31 points	0.47%	0.16%
Lonza Group AG	EFG +0.30 points	0.52%	0.22%
Relx PLCREL.L	EFG +0.30 points	0.67%	0.37%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA	EFG +0.29 points	1.03%	0.74%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCRR.L	EFG +0.29 points	1.32%	1.03%
Sse PLCSSE.L	EFG +0.28 points	0.40%	0.12%
Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour	EFG +0.29 points	0.78%	0.49%
Lloyds Banking Group PLCLLOY.L	VDG +0.27 points	0.25%	0.52%
Banco Santander	VDG +0.27 points	0.54%	0.81%
Bae Systems PLCBA.L	EFG +0.27 points	0.77%	0.50%
Sandoz Group AG	EFG +0.27 points	0.40%	0.13%
Macquarie Group Ltd Def	EFG +0.25 points	0.62%	0.37%
Rwe AG	EFG +0.24 points	0.39%	0.15%
Schneider Electric	EFG +0.25 points	1.39%	1.14%
Dsv	EFG +0.24 points	0.38%	0.14%
London Stock Exchange Group PLCLSEG.L	EFG +0.24 points	0.54%	0.30%
Ucb SA	EFG +0.23 points	0.36%	0.13%
Nec	EFG +0.23 points	0.36%	0.13%
Deutsche Boerse AG	EFG +0.23 points	0.62%	0.39%
Keyence	EFG +0.24 points	0.89%	0.65%
Compass Group PLCCPG.L	EFG +0.23 points	0.55%	0.32%
Assa Abloy B	EFG +0.22 points	0.37%	0.15%
Fast Retailing	EFG +0.22 points	0.83%	0.61%
Fujitsu	EFG +0.21 points	0.37%	0.16%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA	EFG +0.21 points	0.65%	0.44%
Hoya	EFG +0.21 points	0.53%	0.32%
Sandvik	EFG +0.21 points	0.36%	0.15%
Goodman Group Units	EFG +0.20 points	0.36%	0.16%
Genmab	EFG +0.20 points	0.34%	0.14%
Rheinmetall AG	EFG +0.20 points	0.52%	0.32%
Woolworths Group	EFG +0.19 points	0.33%	0.14%
Safran SA	EFG +0.18 points	1.01%	0.83%
Otsuka Holdings	EFG +0.18 points	0.30%	0.12%
Tdk	EFG +0.17 points	0.29%	0.12%
Galderma Group N AG	EFG +0.18 points	0.41%	0.23%
Standard Chartered PLCSTAN.L	VDG +0.18 points	0.16%	0.34%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Ltd	EFG +0.17 points	0.28%	0.11%
Northern Star Resources Ltd	EFG +0.17 points	0.23%	0.06%
Resona Holdings	EFG +0.16 points	0.28%	0.12%
Experian PLCEXPN.L	EFG +0.16 points	0.34%	0.18%
Novozymes B	EFG +0.15 points	0.23%	0.08%
Argenx	EFG +0.15 points	0.54%	0.39%
Tokyo Electron	EFG +0.15 points	1.28%	1.13%
Hexagon Class B	EFG +0.15 points	0.22%	0.07%
Ajinomoto	EFG +0.14 points	0.26%	0.12%
Shin Etsu Chemical	EFG +0.14 points	0.38%	0.24%
Infineon Technologies AG	EFG +0.14 points	0.70%	0.56%
Hermes International	EFG +0.13 points	0.47%	0.34%
Prosus NV Class N	EFG +0.13 points	0.44%	0.31%
Leonardo Finmeccanica Spa	EFG +0.13 points	0.23%	0.10%
Vestas Wind Systems	EFG +0.13 points	0.26%	0.13%
Sumitomo Electric Industries	EFG +0.12 points	0.30%	0.18%
Coles Group Ltd	EFG +0.11 points	0.19%	0.08%
Terumo	EFG +0.12 points	0.19%	0.07%
Asm International NV	EFG +0.11 points	0.36%	0.25%
Sika AG	VDG +0.12 points	0.11%	0.23%
Transurban Group Stapled Units	EFG +0.11 points	0.29%	0.18%
Erste Group Bank AG	VDG +0.10 points	0.18%	0.28%
Fanuc Corp	EFG +0.11 points	0.21%	0.10%
Kioxia Holdings	EFG +0.11 points	0.94%	0.83%
Telstra Group	EFG +0.10 points	0.13%	0.03%
Atlas Copco Class A	EFG +0.10 points	0.45%	0.35%
Ibiden Ltd	EFG +0.09 points	0.23%	0.14%
Halma PLCHLMA.L	EFG +0.09 points	0.16%	0.07%
Nomura Research Institute	EFG +0.09 points	0.14%	0.05%
Loreal SA	EFG +0.09 points	0.72%	0.63%
Amadeus It Group	EFG +0.09 points	0.25%	0.16%
Resonac Holdings	EFG +0.09 points	0.14%	0.05%
Check Point Software TechnologiesCHKP	EFG +0.09 points	0.11%	0.02%
Elbit Systems	EFG +0.09 points	0.21%	0.12%
Techtronic Industries	EFG +0.09 points	0.24%	0.15%

All 348 EFG holdings⁠All VDG holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EFG vs VDG Cost

Overpaying EFG vs VDG

$5,243

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

EFG 0.34%
$6,932
VDG 0.08%
$1,689

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

EFG 0.34%
VDG 0.08%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	EFG	VDG	Overpaying
10	$616	$147	$469
20	$2,386	$575	$1,811
30	$6,932	$1,689	$5,243

Expense ratio

0.34%EFG
0.08%VDG, cheaper

VDG0.08%EFG0.34%

0.08%0.65%

Middle half of International Factor Index funds
Median 0.34%

VDG cheapest of 15 funds

EFG 8th cheapest of 15 funds

EFG vs VDG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): EFG 2.35%; VDG No data
Payout (12M): EFG $2.79; VDG No data
Last payment: EFG $0.98; VDG $0.27
Ex-dividend: EFG Jun 15, 2026; VDG Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: EFG Jun 18, 2026; VDG Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: EFG Twice a year; VDG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EFGTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll EFG payments⁠

VDGQuarterly · 2 paymentsAll VDG payments⁠

EFG vs VDG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: EFG 13.8%VDG No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: EFG 0.71VDG No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: EFG −35.5%VDG No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: EFG 0.96VDG 0.94; Market = 1

EFG and VDG in the news

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EFG vs VDG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How EFG and VDG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EFG

Only in VDG

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Healthcare is 31% of Invesco's new QQI fund

How EFG and VDG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EFG

Only in VDG

Weight gaps