IDEV vs VGK: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

IDEVANYSE Arca

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

VGKANYSE Arca

Overlap

51.4%by weight

Expense ratio

IDEV −0.02pt a year

IDEV0.04%VGK0.06%

Avg volume · 30D

VGK 1.2×the volume

IDEV1.87MVGK2.25M

5Y return · a year

VGK +0.1pt

IDEV+8.6%VGK+8.7%

IDEV vs VGK Performance

Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026

+51.0%IDEV+51.4%VGK

Expense ratio: IDEV 0.04%, better; VGK 0.06%
Fund size: IDEV $33.4B; VGK $29.6B
1Y total return: IDEV +16.4%, better; VGK +16.0%
Yield (12M): IDEV 3.18%, better; VGK 2.87%
Holdings: IDEV 2327; VGK 1267
Avg volume (30D): IDEV 1.87M sh; VGK 2.25M sh, better
NAV per share: IDEV $87.83; VGK $87.38
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IDEV, VGK, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IDEV	VGK
Cost30% weight	A90Higher	A75
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C51Higher	C44
Tradability15% weight	A70Higher	C48
Holdings10% weight	A92Higher	C46
Durability5% weight	B61	A73Higher

Rank among Developed International Core funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. IDEV and VGK are both graded against the same 20 Developed International Core funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Developed International Core⁠

Category · 20 funds

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IDEV ranks 1st and VGK 7th of 20 funds in the Developed International Core Category.

Rank 1AIDEViShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETFScore 82
Rank 2ASPDWState Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETFScore 81
Rank 6ABKIEBNY Mellon International Equity ETFScore 72
Rank 7AVGKVanguard FTSE Europe ETFScore 69
Rank 8BIEURiShares Core MSCI Europe ETFScore 65

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IDEVAiShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

VGKAVanguard FTSE Europe ETF

In short

IDEV One ticker for the developed world outside America, top to bottom: roughly 2,300 large, mid and small caps for four basis points. iShares built this as a Core building block and priced it like one.

VGK Most cheap international funds blend Europe with Japan, Canada and the rest. VGK is the Europe-only cut: roughly 1,200 developed European stocks, large-cap down to small-cap, for 0.06% a year.

Stated mandate

IDEV The fund seeks to track an index of large-, mid-, and small-cap equities from developed markets outside the United States.

VGK The fund seeks to track the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index through passive, full replication of European common stocks across developed markets.

Why people hold it

IDEV Charges 0.04% a year while the typical developed-markets core fund charges 0.18%. That is roughly a fifth of the usual freight.
Goes all-cap, not just blue chips: roughly 2,300 large, mid and small companies from developed markets outside the US, so the small end is not left on the cutting room floor.ishares.com
A plain index wrapper on the MSCI World ex USA IMI Index. No tilts, no manager discretion, and it has run that same mandate since 2017.
Multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the stronger implementations in a crowded developed-markets core group.

VGK 0.06% a year, one third the typical fee in its developed-international peer group.
All-cap and fully replicated: it owns the index's roughly 1,200 names outright rather than sampling a slice of them.
Tracks the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index tightly, one of the strongest implementations among its 26 developed-market peers.
Trading since 2005 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively every session.

Worth knowing

IDEV VEA, SPDW and SCHF each run a basis point cheaper. Pennies on most balances, but IDEV is not the absolute cost floor of the group.
Distributions come annually or semiannually rather than monthly, so cash arrives in lumps.
Every holding is priced in a foreign currency, so moves in the dollar show up in your returns alongside the stocks themselves.

VGK One region, full stop. No US, Japan or emerging markets here, so it behaves like a slice of a portfolio, not the whole thing.
Broad developed-market siblings like VEA, SCHF and SPDW run at 0.03%. The European focus costs a few extra basis points.
Income arrives quarterly, not monthly.

Full IDEV profile⁠

Full VGK profile⁠

IDEV vs VGK Holdings

How IDEV and VGK differ

Overlap by weight

51.4%

Shared holdings make up 90.7% of VGK and 52.1% of IDEV.

Level by level

Holdings884 in both51.4%
Countryby domicile53.3%
Sector11 Sectors93.6%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in IDEV and VGK, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	IDEV	VGK
Health Care	VGK +2.6 points	9.5%	12.1%
Materials	IDEV +2.3 points	7.7%	5.4%
Industrials	VGK +1.9 points	17.6%	19.5%
Communication	IDEV +1.4 points	4.2%	2.8%
Consumer Discretionary	IDEV +1.3 points	7.9%	6.6%
Real Estate	IDEV +1.2 points	2.6%	1.4%
Consumer Staples	VGK +1.0 points	6.5%	7.5%
Utilities	VGK +0.9 points	3.5%	4.4%
Technology	IDEV +0.3 points	9.7%	9.4%
Financials	VGK +0.1 points	25.3%	25.4%
Energy	Same weight	5.6%	5.5%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IDEV and VGK, widest gap first
Country	Gap	IDEV	VGK
Japan	IDEV +23.0 points	23.0%	0.0%
Canada	IDEV +12.7 points	12.7%	0.0%
United Kingdom	VGK +9.9 points	13.1%	23.0%
Australia	IDEV +6.6 points	6.6%	0.0%
France	VGK +5.7 points	7.9%	13.6%
Germany	VGK +5.4 points	7.5%	12.9%
Switzerland	VGK +5.4 points	8.3%	13.7%
Netherlands	VGK +4.0 points	4.3%	8.3%
Other countries (15)	VGK +11.8 points	16.7%	28.5%

Outside the US: IDEV 99% developed, 1% emerging. VGK 98% developed, 2% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IDEV10.9%
VGK19.0%

Securities held

IDEV2,308
VGK1,255

Asset class

IDEV: Stocks
VGK: Stocks

Holdings

Only in IDEV1,424
In both884
Only in VGK371

Only in IDEV

1,424 securities, 47.2% of IDEV by weight

Royal Bank of Canada0.99%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group0.78%
Toronto Dominion0.72%
Bhp Group Ltd0.72%
Toyota Motor0.71%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.69%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.64%
Sony Group0.54%
Recruit Holdings0.51%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group0.49%
Advantest0.46%
Hitachi0.45%
Bank of Montreal0.42%
Tokyo Electron0.41%
Bank of Nova Scotia0.40%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd0.40%
Mizuho Financial Group0.38%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.37%
Aia Group0.37%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd0.36%
Enbridge0.36%
Tokio Marine Holdings0.35%
Agnico Eagle Mines0.34%
Mitsubishi0.34%
Fast Retailing0.33%
Spotify Technology0.32%
Westpac Banking Corporation0.31%
National Australia Bank0.30%
Keyence0.30%
Softbank Group Corp0.30%
Anz Group Holdings Ltd0.30%
Suncor Energy Inc0.29%
Brookfield Class A0.29%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City0.29%
Itochu0.29%
Manulife Financial0.25%
Oversea-Chinese Banking0.25%
Mitsui0.25%
Barrick Mining0.24%
Csl0.24%
Takeda Pharmaceutical0.24%
Tc Energy0.23%
Wesfarmers0.23%
Canadian National Railway0.23%
Macquarie Group Ltd Def0.22%
Kioxia Holdings0.22%
Wheaton Precious Metals0.22%
National Bank of Canada0.21%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries0.21%
Nordea Bank0.20%

Only in VGK

371 securities, 10.0% of VGK by weight

MSCI Europe Dec260.58%
Eur/Usd Fwd 202612160.52%
Air Liquide SA0.48%
L'Oreal SA0.45%
SLBBH11420.44%
Nordea Bank Abp0.41%
Basf SE0.32%
Ferrari NV0.30%
Usd/Chf Fwd 202612160.22%
STMicroelectronics NV0.22%
Engie SA0.21%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA0.18%
AIB Group PLC0.17%
adidas AG0.17%
Ferrovial NV0.17%
Shell PLC0.15%
Orlen SA0.14%
Investor AB0.13%
Amrize Ltd0.13%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC0.13%
National Bank of Greece SA0.11%
Edp SA0.10%
Kerry Group PLC0.10%
UPM-Kymmene Oyj0.09%
BT Group PLC0.09%
Vonovia SE0.09%
Usd/Gbp Fwd 202612160.09%
Air Liquide SA - Pf - 20280.09%
Eurobank SA0.09%
Allegro.eu SA0.09%
Piraeus Bank SA0.08%
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA0.08%
Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref0.08%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA0.08%
Banco Comercial Portugues SA0.08%
KGHM Polska Miedz SA0.07%
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA0.07%
EURO STOXX 50 Dec260.07%
Galp Energia SGPS SA0.06%
Beazley PLC0.06%
Erste Bank Polska SA0.06%
Usd/Sek Fwd 202612160.06%
Alpha Bank SA0.06%
Lpp SA0.05%
Public Power Corp SA0.05%
Eur/Usd Fwd 202610020.05%
Volvo AB0.04%
Schroders PLC0.04%
Stellantis NV0.04%
Technoprobe SpA0.04%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 884 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IDEV and VGK, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	IDEV	VGK
Asml Holding	VGK +2.47 points	1.98%	4.45%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	VGK +1.12 points	1.06%	2.18%
Roche Ps Par AG	VGK +0.69 points	1.19%	1.88%
Siemens N AG	VGK +0.69 points	0.76%	1.45%
Banco Santander	VGK +0.68 points	0.61%	1.29%
Novartis AG	VGK +0.65 points	1.06%	1.71%
Schneider Electric	VGK +0.65 points	0.50%	1.15%
ShellSHEL.L	VGK +0.61 points	1.02%	1.63%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	VGK +0.56 points	1.00%	1.56%
Nestle SA	VGK +0.54 points	0.96%	1.50%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCRR.L	VGK +0.54 points	0.50%	1.04%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	VGK +0.51 points	0.50%	1.01%
Totalenergies	VGK +0.50 points	0.61%	1.11%
Abb Ltd	VGK +0.49 points	0.45%	0.94%
Allianz	VGK +0.47 points	0.68%	1.15%
Sap	VGK +0.46 points	0.85%	1.31%
Iberdrola	VGK +0.44 points	0.56%	1.00%
Unicredit	VGK +0.44 points	0.41%	0.85%
Safran SA	VGK +0.43 points	0.40%	0.83%
Siemens Energy N AG	VGK +0.42 points	0.36%	0.78%
Ubs Group AG	VGK +0.41 points	0.54%	0.95%
Intesa Sanpaolo	VGK +0.39 points	0.34%	0.73%
Airbus Group	VGK +0.35 points	0.46%	0.81%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA	VGK +0.34 points	0.39%	0.73%
Ing Groep	VGK +0.33 points	0.33%	0.66%
Bp PLCBP.L	VGK +0.32 points	0.42%	0.74%
Infineon Technologies AG	VGK +0.32 points	0.24%	0.56%
Novo Nordisk Class B	VGK +0.32 points	0.46%	0.78%
Bnp Paribas SA	VGK +0.31 points	0.36%	0.67%
Unilever PLCULVR.L	VGK +0.31 points	0.50%	0.81%
Rio TintoRIO.L	VGK +0.30 points	0.32%	0.62%
Deutsche Telekom N AG	VGK +0.30 points	0.35%	0.65%
Lvmh	VGK +0.30 points	0.40%	0.70%
British American TobaccoBATS.L	VGK +0.27 points	0.44%	0.71%
Lloyds Banking Group PLCLLOY.L	VGK +0.27 points	0.26%	0.53%
GlaxosmithklineGSK.L	VGK +0.26 points	0.36%	0.62%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	VGK +0.25 points	0.27%	0.52%
Glencore PLCGLEN.L	VGK +0.26 points	0.22%	0.48%
Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour	IDEV +0.25 points	0.47%	0.22%
Loreal SA	IDEV +0.24 points	0.42%	0.18%
Natwest Group PLCNWG.L	VGK +0.25 points	0.22%	0.47%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	VGK +0.24 points	0.40%	0.64%
Bae Systems PLCBA.L	VGK +0.23 points	0.26%	0.49%
Axa SA	VGK +0.22 points	0.28%	0.50%
Sanofi SA	VGK +0.21 points	0.36%	0.57%
National Grid PLCNG.L	VGK +0.19 points	0.30%	0.49%
Anglo American PLCAAL.L	VGK +0.19 points	0.19%	0.38%
Nokia	VGK +0.19 points	0.14%	0.33%
Enel	VGK +0.18 points	0.30%	0.48%
Argenx	VGK +0.18 points	0.20%	0.39%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA	VGK +0.18 points	0.27%	0.45%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA	VGK +0.17 points	0.26%	0.43%
Asm International NV	VGK +0.18 points	0.12%	0.30%
Deutsche Bank AG	VGK +0.18 points	0.22%	0.40%
Investor Class B	VGK +0.17 points	0.27%	0.44%
Societe Generale SA	VGK +0.17 points	0.17%	0.34%
Caixabank SA	VGK +0.17 points	0.17%	0.34%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gese	VGK +0.17 points	0.29%	0.46%
Atlas Copco Class A	VGK +0.16 points	0.17%	0.33%
Dhl AG	VGK +0.17 points	0.21%	0.38%
Assicurazioni Generali	VGK +0.17 points	0.13%	0.30%
Standard Chartered PLCSTAN.L	VGK +0.16 points	0.18%	0.34%
Rheinmetall AG	VGK +0.17 points	0.15%	0.32%
Vinci SA	VGK +0.17 points	0.21%	0.38%
Rwe AG	VGK +0.16 points	0.15%	0.31%
Prysmian	VGK +0.15 points	0.11%	0.26%
Hermes International	VGK +0.15 points	0.18%	0.33%
Deutsche Boerse AG	VGK +0.15 points	0.23%	0.38%
Volvo Class B	VGK +0.15 points	0.17%	0.32%
Eni	VGK +0.14 points	0.18%	0.32%
Swiss Re AG	VGK +0.13 points	0.18%	0.31%
Legrand SA	VGK +0.13 points	0.13%	0.26%
Bayer AG	VGK +0.12 points	0.22%	0.34%
Prosus NV Class N	VGK +0.13 points	0.18%	0.31%
London Stock Exchange Group PLCLSEG.L	VGK +0.12 points	0.20%	0.32%
Compass Group PLCCPG.L	VGK +0.12 points	0.20%	0.32%
Relx PLCREL.L	VGK +0.12 points	0.25%	0.37%
Haleon PLCHLN.L	VGK +0.12 points	0.14%	0.26%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken	IDEV +0.12 points	0.12%	<0.01%
Sandvik	VGK +0.11 points	0.14%	0.25%
Danske Bank	VGK +0.11 points	0.12%	0.23%
Mercedes-Benz Group N AG	VGK +0.11 points	0.11%	0.22%
Erste Group Bank AG	VGK +0.11 points	0.14%	0.25%
Sse PLCSSE.L	VGK +0.11 points	0.15%	0.26%
Diageo PLCDGE.L	VGK +0.11 points	0.20%	0.31%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLCRKT.L	VGK +0.10 points	0.17%	0.27%
Lonza Group AG	VGK +0.11 points	0.20%	0.31%
Sika AG	VGK +0.11 points	0.12%	0.23%
Kbc Groep	VGK +0.10 points	0.11%	0.21%
Danone SA	VGK +0.11 points	0.16%	0.27%
3I Group Fund PLCIII.L	VGK +0.11 points	0.11%	0.22%
Orange SA	VGK +0.10 points	0.11%	0.21%
E.on N	VGK +0.10 points	0.17%	0.27%
Repsol	VGK +0.10 points	0.13%	0.23%
Compagnie De Saint Gobain SA	VGK +0.10 points	0.13%	0.23%
Holcim Ltd AG	VGK +0.10 points	0.16%	0.26%
Commerzbank AG	VGK +0.10 points	0.09%	0.19%
Swedbank	VGK +0.09 points	0.12%	0.21%
Prudential PLCPRU.L	VGK +0.09 points	0.11%	0.20%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	VGK +0.09 points	0.12%	0.21%

All 2,311 IDEV holdings⁠All 1,243 VGK 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.

IDEV vs VGK Cost

Overpaying VGK vs IDEV

$421

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

IDEV 0.04%
$849
VGK 0.06%
$1,270

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IDEV 0.04%
VGK 0.06%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IDEV	VGK	Overpaying
10	$73	$110	$37
20	$288	$432	$144
30	$849	$1,270	$421

Expense ratio

0.04%IDEV, cheaper
0.06%VGK

IDEV0.04%VGK0.06%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of Developed International Core funds
Median 0.10%

IDEV 4th cheapest of 20 funds

VGK 6th cheapest of 20 funds

IDEV vs VGK Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): IDEV 3.18%, better; VGK 2.87%
Payout (12M): IDEV $2.87; VGK $2.58
Last payment: IDEV $1.34; VGK $0.22
Ex-dividend: IDEV Jun 15, 2026; VGK Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: IDEV Jun 18, 2026; VGK Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: IDEV Twice a year; VGK Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IDEVTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll IDEV payments⁠

VGKQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VGK payments⁠

IDEV vs VGK Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IDEV
VGK

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IDEV 11.8%, betterVGK 12.9%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IDEV 1.26, betterVGK 1.12
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IDEV −29.0%, betterVGK −32.5%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IDEV 0.81VGK 0.85; Market = 1

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IDEV vs VGK

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it