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IEFA vs VEA — ETF comparison

Two funds head-to-head: live engine reads, trailing performance, and holdings overlap from SEC filings. An engine-read comparison — not a recommendation.

IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
80/100
STRONG BUY
$97.01 · +1.10% · International
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engine lead
VEA
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
91/100
STRONG BUY
$71.13 · +1.31% · International
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Factor by factor — IEFA (left) vs VEA (right)
58
Technical
59
59
Momentum
60
50
Fundamental
50
55
Options
46
97
Microstructure
96
Trailing performance — IEFA (left) vs VEA (right)
+6.1%
6-month return
+10.0%
+10.2%
1-year return
+17.6%
+30.4%
5-year return
+40.5%
Holdings overlap — 8.3% by weight · 34 shared positions
1.42%
1.00%
1.12%
0.90%
1.00%
0.87%
0.93%
0.67%
0.74%
0.49%
0.65%
0.48%
0.59%
0.47%
0.67%
0.46%
Largest IEFA-only positions: SAN 0.79% · BBVA 0.61% · BP 0.46% · SPOT 0.29% · DB 0.26%
Largest VEA-only positions: ASML 2.36% · RY 0.90% · BMO 0.39% · ENB 0.37% · CM 0.33%

From each fund's SEC N-PORT filing (2026-09-23 / 2026-08-28), computed on the 61 of 2625 and 107 of 3846 equity positions matched to the QuantLogix stock universe — a lower bound, never an estimate.

QuantLogix's 5-factor engine currently reads iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) at 80/100 (strong buy) and Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) at 91/100 (strong buy). VEA carries the stronger composite read by 11 points, led by microstructure at 96/100. IEFA's strongest leg is microstructure at 97/100. On trailing price performance, VEA leads over the last year (+17.6% vs +10.2% for IEFA). By filed portfolio weights, at least 8.3% of the two funds overlaps across 34 shared positions. Signals recompute throughout the trading day — the balance can shift with the tape.

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