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JIG vs VNIE

JPMorgan International Growth ETF

JIGBNYSE Arca

Vontobel International Equity Active ETF

VNIEDNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

JIG −0.05pt a year

JIG0.55%VNIE0.60%

Avg volume · 30D

JIG 112.4×the volume

JIG32KVNIE285

JIG vs VNIE Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+6.5%JIG−1.8%VNIE

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. JIG +6.5%. VNIE −1.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−5%10%15%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
JIG 0.55%, better
VNIE 0.60%
Fund size
JIG $526M
VNIE $9M
1Y total return
JIG +6.5%, better
VNIE −1.8%
Yield (12M)
JIG 2.07%
VNIE No data
Holdings
JIG 91
VNIE 49
Avg volume (30D)
JIG 32K sh, better
VNIE 285 sh
NAV per share
JIG $79.41
VNIE $24.54
52W range

ETF.net Grade

JIG: Cost 50, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 62, Holdings 51, Durability 94. VNIE: Cost 24, Risk 40, Mission 30, Tradability 36, Holdings 45, Durability 27.
Pillar letters and Scores for JIG, VNIE, with each pillar’s weight
PillarJIGVNIE
Cost30% weightC50HigherF24
Mission25% weightNot scoredD30
Risk15% weightB58HigherC40
Tradability15% weightB62HigherD36
Holdings10% weightC51HigherC45
Durability5% weightA94HigherD27

Rank among International Active Growth funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. JIG and VNIE are both graded against the same 14 International Active Growth funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Active Growth⁠

Category · 14 funds
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JIG ranks 3rd and VNIE 11th of 14 funds in the International Active Growth Category.

  1. Rank 1BCGXUCapital Group International Focus Equity ETFScore 66
  2. Rank 2BFFGXFidelity Fundamental Global ex-U.S. ETFScore 61
  3. Rank 3BJIGJPMorgan International Growth ETFScore 56
  4. Rank 3BMTRAInvesco International Growth Focus ETFScore 56
  5. Rank 11DIGGYAB International Growth ETFScore 32
  6. Rank 11DVNIEVontobel International Equity Active ETFScore 32
  7. Rank 13DBGCGBAILLIE GIFFORD INTERNATIONAL CONCENTRATED GROWTH ETFScore 30
  8. PJINNot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

JIGBJPMorgan International Growth ETF

VNIEDVontobel International Equity Active ETF

In short

JIG J.P. Morgan's stockpickers loose on international growth: roughly 90 foreign companies chosen one at a time, priced under the typical active peer in this corner of the market.

VNIE Vontobel has run the same quality-growth playbook out of its boutique since 1984. VNIE is the first time that approach shows up in an ETF: a concentrated book of non-US companies with pricing power, spanning developed and emerging markets.

Stated mandate

JIG The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in foreign equity securities.

VNIE The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Why people hold it

  • JIG At 0.55%, it undercuts the median fee among active international growth peers and lands within a basis point of the cohort's cheapest name, CGXU (0.54%).
  • Roughly 90 foreign companies. Concentrated enough that individual picks show up in results, without the thousand-name sprawl of a broad index.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its active international growth peer group on our review.
  • Live since 2020, so there is a multi-year real-money record behind the strategy rather than a backtest.
  • VNIE Roughly 40 to 60 stocks, not index sprawl. The manager targets businesses with pricing power and predictable earnings, keeping country weights broadly aligned with MSCI ACWI ex US.sec.govvontobel.com
  • The 0.60% expense ratio sits right at the median for its active international-growth peer group. You pay the going rate for stock picking, not a boutique premium.
  • One ticket, both worlds: developed and emerging markets together, with at least 75% of assets in non-US companies and holdings spread across at least three countries.sec.gov
  • Not a startup strategy in a new wrapper only. It extends Vontobel's long-running International Equity approach from a Quality Growth team that has been at this since the 1980s.vontobel.comvontobel.com 2

Worth knowing

  • JIG Thinly traded next to big index funds, so spreads and order size matter more here than with a heavily traded ETF.
  • No index to grade it against. The mandate is long-term capital appreciation from foreign equities, and the route there is the manager's call.jpmorgan.com
  • Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly or quarterly.
  • VNIE Small and thinly traded so far, so the spread between what you pay and what the shares hold can matter more than the fee does.
  • Close rivals undercut it on price: CGXU at 0.54% and JIG at 0.55% chase a similar international-growth mandate.
  • Launched in 2025, so there is no long ETF record to lean on, and the emerging-market sleeve brings currency and single-country risk along for the ride.

Full JIG profile⁠

Full VNIE profile⁠

JIG vs VNIE 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.

JIG vs VNIE Cost

Overpaying VNIE vs JIG

$913

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

  • JIG 0.55%

    $10,904

  • VNIE 0.60%

    $11,817

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JIG 0.55%
  • VNIE 0.60%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530VNIE $11,817JIG $10,904

Year by year

YearJIGVNIEOverpaying
10$988$1,076$88
20$3,790$4,116$326
30$10,904$11,817$913

Expense ratio

  • 0.55%JIG, cheaper
  • 0.60%VNIE
  • Middle half of International Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.55%

JIG 6th cheapest of 14 funds

VNIE 11th cheapest of 14 funds

JIG vs VNIE Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
JIG 2.07%
VNIE No data
Payout (12M)
JIG $1.65
VNIE No data
Last payment
JIG $1.65
VNIE $0.08
Ex-dividend
JIG Dec 16, 2025
VNIE Dec 30, 2025
Paid on
JIG Dec 18, 2025
VNIE Jan 7, 2026
Frequency
JIG Annual
VNIE Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

JIGAnnual · 7 paymentsAll JIG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 22, 2020 $0.03; Dec 15, 2021 $0.54; Dec 21, 2021 $0.49; Dec 20, 2022 $0.48; Dec 19, 2023 $0.98; Dec 24, 2024 $1.06; Dec 16, 2025 $1.65. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD
VNIEIrregular · 1 paymentAll VNIE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD

JIG vs VNIE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
JIG 14.4%VNIE 14.4%since Jun 2025Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
JIG 0.88VNIE −0.45since Jun 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
JIG −42.4%VNIE −13.1%since May 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
JIG 0.98VNIE 0.76

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