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VFEA vs VFEM


VFEAVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating
IE00BK5BR733 · Equity · Emerging markets
VFEMVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing
IE00B3VVMM84 · Equity · Emerging markets
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Comparison window: 31 Oct 201931 Jul 2026 (max: from the most recent launch) · currency: 🇪🇺 EUR · inflation: 🇮🇹 Italy · distributions: reinvested where declared

Report produced on 5 September 2026 · data as of the dates shown per section
Sources: official issuer documents (KID, factsheet, declared NAV series and holdings), ESMA register, ECB rates, Eurostat
Public methodology: rebalix.com/en/methodology

Informational document generated by rebalix.com — facts side by side, no recommendations. It does not constitute investment advice or investment research under Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II). Past performance is not indicative of future results.

RebalixVFEA vs VFEM · report of 5 September 2026

The funds at a glance

From official issuer documents and the ESMA register
VFEAIE00BK5BR733Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingEquity · Emerging markets
Declared index
FTSE Emerging Index
TER
0.17%
Transaction (KID)
0.08%
Fund size
5.1 mld EUR
Launch
24 Sept 2019
Currency
USD
Replication
Physical
Hedging
No
Holdings
2,420
Distributions 12m
acc.
Effective 🇮🇹 rate
26.00%
VFEMIE00B3VVMM84Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) DistributingEquity · Emerging markets
Declared index
FTSE Emerging Index
TER
0.17%
Transaction (KID)
0.08%
Fund size
5.1 mld EUR
Launch
22 May 2012
Currency
USD
Replication
Physical
Hedging
No
Holdings
2,420
Distributions 12m
1.6913 USD
Effective 🇮🇹 rate
26.00%

Tracking difference — year by year

Fund minus index, from issuer-declared series (complete calendar years). Each measures adherence to its OWN index.
VFEA3y avg: −0.47%/anno
2025
−0.34%
2024
−0.29%
2023
−0.78%
2022
−0.24%
2020
−0.47%
VFEM3y avg: −0.47%/anno
2025
−0.34%
2024
−0.29%
2023
−0.78%
2021
−0.43%
2020
−0.47%
2019
−0.44%
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VFEAVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating · IE00BK5BR733 · Equity · Emerging markets
VFEMVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing · IE00B3VVMM84 · Equity · Emerging markets

Performance over the period, in euro

From 31 Oct 2019 to 31 Jul 2026 · base 100 · ECB rates, dividends reinvested where declared
In euro (nominal)
10016483163163
In today’s purchasing power (net of Italy inflation)
10016483133133
VFEAVFEM
Same scale in both panels: the gap between endpoints is Italian inflation over the period (Eurostat). Volatility stays nominal, as everywhere on the site.

How far they fell — drawdown from peak (nominal)

In euro · distance from the previous peak, day by day, on NAV: for distributing classes it includes ex-dividend drops (slightly deeper than total return)
0%-10%-20%-30%-40%-50%VFEAVFEM2020202120222023202420252026trough VFEA: −31.4% · 23 Mar 2020trough VFEM: −31.4% · 23 Mar 2020
Filled area: VFEA; thin lines: the other funds.
The worst episode, fund by fund
FundMax drawdownTroughRecovery timeUnderwater
VFEA−31.4%23 Mar 2020246 days312 days · back to break-even on 24 Nov 2020
VFEM−31.4%23 Mar 2020288 days354 days · back to break-even on 05 Jan 2021
"Recovery time" = the climb only: trough to break-even (0%). "Underwater" = decline + recovery: peak to break-even.

Drawdown net of Italy inflation

Same curve in purchasing-power terms: as on the site, drawdown follows the real view (volatility stays nominal, per methodology)
0%-10%-20%-30%-40%-50%VFEAVFEM2020202120222023202420252026trough VFEA: −33.5% · 28 Oct 2022trough VFEM: −37.3% · 24 Oct 2023
In real terms declines are deeper and recoveries slower. Monthly price index (Eurostat), held at the last published value.
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VFEAVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating · IE00BK5BR733 · Equity · Emerging markets
VFEMVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing · IE00B3VVMM84 · Equity · Emerging markets

Geographic composition

% of portfolio, from full declared holdings
VFEAVFEMTaiwan31.0%31.0%Hong Kong SAR China20.6%20.6%India16.0%16.0%China5.8%5.8%

Sector composition

GICS sectors, same sources and dates
VFEAVFEMInformation Technology30.7%30.7%Financials21.3%21.3%Consumer Discretionary10.0%10.0%Communication Services7.3%7.3%Materials6.9%6.9%Industrials6.5%6.5%Energy4.0%4.0%Consumer Staples3.6%3.6%

Portfolio overlap

2,362 common holdings · ticker match on full official portfolios
25%50%75%100%Weight of common holdings in VFEA100.0%Weight of common holdings in VFEM100.0%Truly shared part (duplicated investment)100.0%
How the shared part is computed: for each security held by both funds, only the SMALLER of the two weights counts — a stock at 5% in one fund and 1% in the other overlaps by 1%, not 5%. Summed over all 2,362 common holdings this gives 100.0%: buying both funds, roughly this share of your money buys the same stocks twice.
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Full comparison table

"—" = not published by the source, never estimated
VFEAVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating · IE00BK5BR733 · Equity · Emerging markets
VFEMVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing · IE00B3VVMM84 · Equity · Emerging markets
MetricVFEAVFEMNote
Identity
CategoryEquity · Emerging marketsEquity · Emerging marketsRebalix engine classification
ReplicationPhysicalPhysicalas declared by the issuer
Currency hedgingNoNosource: class name, factsheet
Income policyaccumulatingdistributing
Costs
TER0.17%0.17%from the KID
Transaction costs (KID)0.08%0.08%internal
All-in cost0.25%0.25%TER + transaction
Tracking difference (3a)−0.47%−0.47%vs its OWN index
Performance in euro (ECB rates)
1 year+25.9%+25.9%
3 years+45.9%+45.9%
5 years+31.2%+31.2%
10 years+116.7%— = series younger than the window
Risk · last 3 years
Volatility (ann.)+14.33%+14.38%
Max drawdown−14.38%−15.03%
Sharpe0.950.78risk-free = ECB MRO avg
Sortino1.361.10like Sharpe, downside only
Distributions (fund currency)
Frequencyaccumulating classquarterly
Distributions, last 12 monthsaccumulating class1.6913 USDper share
Distribution yieldaccumulating class2.03%12 months / NAV
Last ex-dateaccumulating class18 Jun 2026 · 0.571 USD
Italian taxation
Effective capital-gains rate26.00%26.00%white list, current half-year
Documents & exchanges
Listing venues911ESMA register
Borsa Italiana tickerVFEAVFEM
Indicative cumulative cost: on 10,000 euro over 5 years (stated assumption: 5%/yr growth, cost = TER + transaction) ~159 euro VFEA · ~159 euro VFEM. Broker costs not included.

Disclaimer

This document is for information only and does not constitute investment advice under Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II), investment research, a personal recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell financial instruments.

Past performance is not indicative of, nor a guarantee of, future results. The value of an investment can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the capital invested. Euro returns are affected by currency fluctuations.

Before any investment decision, read the KID and the Prospectus, available from the issuers. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may change.

Data come from official issuer documents and public registers, following the public methodology at rebalix.com/en/methodology. "—" fields were not published by the source and have not been estimated. Rebalix receives no compensation from the issuers mentioned.

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