IDLV vs VDG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Invesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETF

IDLVBNYSE Arca

Vanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETF

VDGBCboe

Overlap

10.8%by weight

Expense ratio

VDG −0.17pt a year

IDLV0.25%VDG0.08%

Avg volume · 30D

IDLV 4.1×the volume

IDLV26.8KVDG6.6K

IDLV vs VDG Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−0.5%IDLV−3.5%VDG

Expense ratio: IDLV 0.25%; VDG 0.08%, better
Fund size: IDLV $334M; VDG $47M
1Y total return: IDLV +13.6%; VDG No data
Yield (12M): IDLV 4.88%; VDG No data
Holdings: IDLV 212; VDG 593
Avg volume (30D): IDLV 26.8K sh, better; VDG 6.6K sh
NAV per share: IDLV $35.69; VDG $75.96
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IDLV, VDG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IDLV	VDG
Cost30% weight	A75	A100Higher
Mission25% weight	B63	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B68Higher	D33
Tradability15% weight	C47Higher	F6
Holdings10% weight	A80Higher	B63
Durability5% weight	C52Higher	D27

Rank among International Factor Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. IDLV 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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IDLV ranks 3rd 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 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

IDLVBInvesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETF

VDGBVanguard Developed Markets ex US Growth Index ETF

In short

IDLV Screens developed markets for calm instead of size: roughly 200 international large and mid caps chosen by an S&P low volatility index, run on the same rulebook since 2012.

VDG No data

Stated mandate

IDLV The Fund seeks exposure to large- and mid-cap stocks from international developed markets through the S&P BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index. It invests at least 90% of total assets in securities comprising that Index.

VDG No data

Why people hold it

IDLV The low-vol screen is a rule, not a mood. The fund keeps at least 90% of assets in the S&P BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index it advertises.invesco.com
Holdings line up with the stated mandate: about 200 developed-market large and mid caps, no drift into off-label names.
Live since 2012, so this is a long-running version of the low-volatility idea abroad, not a freshly launched factor experiment. Distributions come quarterly.

VDG No data

Worth knowing

IDLV At 0.25% it runs above the cohort median of 0.18%, and well above plain cap-weighted developed peers like VEA and SPDW at 0.03%. The volatility screen is what the extra buys.
Thinly traded for its category, so limit orders and mid-session trading matter more here than with the giants of developed-markets indexing.
A volatility screen reshuffles the map: country and sector weights can sit far from a standard developed-markets index, and the fund can lag when riskier stocks lead.

VDG No data

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IDLV vs VDG Holdings

How IDLV and VDG differ

Overlap by weight

10.8%

Shared holdings make up 34.4% of IDLV and 12.5% of VDG.

Level by level

Holdings69 in both10.8%
Countryby domicile69.2%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for VDG.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IDLV and VDG, widest gap first
Country	More in IDLVMore in VDG	IDLV	VDG
South Korea	VDG +9.1 points	0.0%	9.1%
Japan	VDG +7.7 points	13.5%	21.2%
Canada	IDLV +5.6 points	15.3%	9.7%
Singapore	IDLV +5.5 points	7.2%	1.7%
Sweden	IDLV +4.2 points	7.4%	3.2%
Australia	IDLV +3.8 points	9.5%	5.7%
United Kingdom	VDG +3.7 points	7.8%	11.5%
Hong Kong	IDLV +3.2 points	4.4%	1.2%
Other countries (18)	VDG +1.7 points	34.9%	36.6%

Outside the US: IDLV 100% developed, 0% emerging. VDG 90% developed, 10% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IDLV7.0%
VDG22.4%

Securities held

IDLV202
VDG578

Asset class

IDLV: Equity
VDG: Equity

Holdings

Only in IDLV133
In both69
Only in VDG509

Only in IDLV

133 securities, 65.3% of IDLV by weight

Fortis Inc/Canada0.76%
Hydro One Ltd0.69%
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT0.68%
Royal Bank of Canada0.67%
Emera Inc0.67%
Snam SpA0.66%
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust0.66%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The0.65%
Tryg A/S0.65%
Swiss Life Holding AG0.64%
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust0.62%
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd0.62%
Swisscom AG0.61%
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV0.60%
NTT Inc0.60%
Sampo Oyj0.60%
Schindler Holding AG0.60%
NN Group NV0.59%
Great-West Lifeco Inc0.59%
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc0.59%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.59%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.58%
Ageas SA/NV0.57%
Metro Inc/CN0.57%
Enbridge Inc0.57%
Sun Life Financial Inc0.56%
TC Energy Corp0.55%
Hannover Rueck SE0.54%
Axa SA0.54%
AltaGas Ltd0.54%
Manulife Financial Corp0.54%
National Bank of Canada0.53%
Bank of Montreal0.53%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen0.53%
Telia Co AB0.53%
SoftBank Corp0.53%
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest0.53%
CapitaLand Investment Ltd/Singapore0.53%
Imperial Brands PLC0.53%
L E Lundbergforetagen AB0.53%
SpareBank 1 Sor-Norge ASA0.52%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.52%
Power Corp of Canada0.52%
Scentre Group0.52%
Essity AB0.52%
Allianz SE0.52%
Swiss Re AG0.52%
National Grid PLC0.52%
Link REIT0.51%
George Weston Ltd0.51%

Only in VDG

509 securities, 87.4% of VDG by weight

SK hynix Inc4.84%
ASML Holding NV4.44%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.34%
HSBC Holdings PLC2.18%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.77%
Royal Bank of Canada1.75%
Siemens AG1.43%
Sap SE1.37%
Shopify Inc1.15%
Schneider Electric SE1.14%
Tokyo Electron Ltd1.13%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia1.12%
Roche Holding AG1.10%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.08%
Advantest Corp1.04%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC1.03%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA1.00%
SoftBank Group Corp0.99%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd0.95%
ABB Ltd0.93%
UniCredit SpA0.90%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.87%
Airbus SE0.85%
Kioxia Holdings Corp0.83%
Safran SA0.83%
Banco Santander SA0.81%
Novo Nordisk A/S0.77%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA0.74%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE0.71%
AstraZeneca PLC0.70%
Keyence Corp0.65%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The0.65%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.63%
L'Oreal SA0.63%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd0.61%
BHP Group Ltd0.61%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.59%
Infineon Technologies AG0.56%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.52%
Barclays PLC0.52%
Hitachi Ltd0.50%
BAE Systems PLC0.50%
Spotify Technology SA0.49%
SK Square Co Ltd0.48%
NatWest Group PLC0.46%
Industria de Diseno Textil SA0.44%
Sony Group Corp0.40%
Siemens Energy AG0.40%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp0.39%
Gsk PLC0.39%

Weight gaps

All 69 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in IDLV and VDG, widest gap first
Holding	More in IDLVMore in VDG	IDLV	VDG
CLP Holdings Ltd	IDLV +0.77 points	0.81%	0.04%
Telstra Group Ltd	IDLV +0.61 points	0.64%	0.03%
APA Group	IDLV +0.58 points	0.61%	0.03%
UBS Group AG	VDG +0.56 points	0.37%	0.93%
Singapore Airlines Ltd	IDLV +0.56 points	0.59%	0.03%
Power Assets Holdings Ltd	IDLV +0.56 points	0.58%	0.02%
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale	IDLV +0.55 points	0.60%	0.05%
Svenska Handelsbanken AB	IDLV +0.54 points	0.54%	<0.01%
Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd	IDLV +0.52 points	0.55%	0.03%
Lottery Corp Ltd/The	IDLV +0.50 points	0.55%	0.05%
Tokyo Metro Co Ltd	IDLV +0.49 points	0.50%	<0.01%
United Overseas Bank Ltd	IDLV +0.48 points	0.64%	0.16%
EMS-Chemie Holding AG	IDLV +0.47 points	0.50%	0.03%
Sgs SA	IDLV +0.48 points	0.60%	0.12%
Henkel AG & Co KGaA	IDLV +0.47 points	0.51%	0.04%
MTR Corp Ltd	IDLV +0.47 points	0.49%	0.02%
DNB Bank ASA	IDLV +0.47 points	0.55%	0.08%
Medibank Pvt Ltd	IDLV +0.47 points	0.50%	0.03%
Tokyu Corp	IDLV +0.45 points	0.47%	0.01%
Severn Trent PLCSVT.L	IDLV +0.45 points	0.50%	0.05%
USS Co Ltd	IDLV +0.44 points	0.46%	0.02%
Auckland International Airport Ltd	IDLV +0.45 points	0.50%	0.05%
Novartis AG	VDG +0.44 points	0.59%	1.03%
Sofina SA	IDLV +0.43 points	0.46%	0.03%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd	IDLV +0.42 points	0.49%	0.07%
Transurban Group	IDLV +0.43 points	0.61%	0.18%
Swedbank AB	IDLV +0.42 points	0.54%	0.12%
Industrivarden AB	IDLV +0.42 points	0.48%	0.06%
United Utilities Group PLCUU.L	IDLV +0.42 points	0.48%	0.06%
Coles Group Ltd	IDLV +0.41 points	0.49%	0.08%
Shell PLCSHEL.L	VDG +0.41 points	0.49%	0.90%
Elia Group SA/NV	IDLV +0.40 points	0.43%	0.03%
McDonald's Holdings Co Japan Ltd	IDLV +0.39 points	0.41%	0.02%
Poste Italiane SpA	IDLV +0.39 points	0.46%	0.07%
Ackermans & van Haaren NV	IDLV +0.38 points	0.40%	0.02%
Coca-Cola HBC AGCCH.L	IDLV +0.36 points	0.43%	0.07%
Assa Abloy AB	IDLV +0.36 points	0.51%	0.15%
Origin Energy Ltd	IDLV +0.35 points	0.43%	0.08%
Alfa Laval AB	IDLV +0.35 points	0.45%	0.10%
E.on SE	IDLV +0.34 points	0.45%	0.11%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCCCEP	IDLV +0.34 points	0.47%	0.13%
Singapore Exchange Ltd	IDLV +0.33 points	0.40%	0.07%
Geberit AG	IDLV +0.33 points	0.47%	0.14%
Engie SA	IDLV +0.32 points	0.43%	0.11%
Aena SME SA	IDLV +0.31 points	0.45%	0.14%
Informa PLCINF.L	IDLV +0.31 points	0.40%	0.09%
Danone SA	IDLV +0.30 points	0.43%	0.13%
Woolworths Group Ltd	IDLV +0.30 points	0.44%	0.14%
Lonza Group AG	IDLV +0.29 points	0.51%	0.22%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLCRKT.L	IDLV +0.29 points	0.47%	0.18%
Iberdrola SA	IDLV +0.29 points	0.72%	0.43%
Next PLCNXT.L	IDLV +0.28 points	0.42%	0.14%
Westpac Banking Corp	IDLV +0.27 points	0.49%	0.22%
Nordea Bank Abp	IDLV +0.27 points	0.48%	0.21%
Investor AB	IDLV +0.27 points	0.60%	0.33%
Haleon PLCHLN.L	IDLV +0.26 points	0.41%	0.15%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd	IDLV +0.26 points	0.41%	0.15%
Vinci SA	IDLV +0.25 points	0.40%	0.15%
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd	IDLV +0.24 points	0.48%	0.24%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB	IDLV +0.24 points	0.47%	0.23%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd	VDG +0.20 points	0.59%	0.79%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd	IDLV +0.20 points	0.52%	0.32%
KBC Group NV	IDLV +0.19 points	0.40%	0.21%
Wesfarmers Ltd	IDLV +0.17 points	0.45%	0.28%
Deutsche Boerse AG	IDLV +0.09 points	0.48%	0.39%
Air Liquide SA	IDLV +0.09 points	0.58%	0.49%
Unilever PLCULVR.L	VDG +0.07 points	0.46%	0.53%
National Australia Bank Ltd	VDG +0.07 points	0.47%	0.54%
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd	IDLV +0.06 points	0.43%	0.37%

All 205 IDLV 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.

IDLV vs VDG Cost

Overpaying IDLV vs VDG

$3,470

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

IDLV 0.25%
$5,159
VDG 0.08%
$1,689

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IDLV 0.25%
VDG 0.08%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IDLV	VDG	Overpaying
10	$455	$147	$308
20	$1,769	$575	$1,194
30	$5,159	$1,689	$3,470

Expense ratio

0.25%IDLV
0.08%VDG, cheaper

VDG0.08%IDLV0.25%

0.08%0.65%

Middle half of International Factor Index funds
Median 0.34%

VDG cheapest of 15 funds

IDLV 4th cheapest of 15 funds

IDLV vs VDG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IDLV 4.88%; VDG No data
Payout (12M): IDLV $1.74; VDG No data
Last payment: IDLV $0.30; VDG $0.27
Ex-dividend: IDLV Sep 21, 2026; VDG Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: IDLV Sep 25, 2026; VDG Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: IDLV Quarterly; VDG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IDLVQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IDLV payments⁠

VDGQuarterly · 2 paymentsAll VDG payments⁠

IDLV vs VDG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IDLV 11.2%VDG No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IDLV 0.98VDG No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IDLV −22.5%VDG No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IDLV 0.64VDG 0.94; Market = 1

IDLV and VDG in the news

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ETF Filings
First Trust to liquidate HDMV, a $15 million international low-volatility ETF
Sep 14, 2026IDLV

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IDLV vs VDG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How IDLV and VDG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IDLV

Only in VDG

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

First Trust to liquidate HDMV, a $15 million international low-volatility ETF

How IDLV and VDG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IDLV

Only in VDG

Weight gaps