Yahoo · Oct 3, 2026
Better International ETF: Vanguard VEA vs. iShares URTH
VEA excludes American equities and charges just 0.03% annually, while URTH includes the U.S., but costs 0.24%.
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NYSE · VEA
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Financial Services · Asset Management
$71.13
Down-$0.02 (-0.03%)
Updated Oct 6, 2026, 11:55 PM
SID Score
6.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
45/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 264.01B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 2.37%
- 52-week range
- $58.88 – $74.04
- Volume
- 9.53M
- Avg. volume
- 12.89M
Price performance · VEA
VEA price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 5, 2026
VEA closed at $71.13 after 20 trading sessions, down 3.16% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $71.13
- Period change
- -3.16%
- Period low
- $70.21
- Period high
- $73.45
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | $70.88 | $71.2556 | $70.6218 | $71.13 | 9.53M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $70.88 | $71.255 | $70.63 | $71.13 | 18.36M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $70.38 | $70.53 | $69.745 | $70.21 | 12.09M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $71.38 | $71.3844 | $70.5561 | $70.61 | 11.43M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $71.35 | $71.35 | $70.705 | $71.18 | 7.74M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $71.33 | $71.70 | $70.96 | $71.31 | 9.54M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $71.62 | $71.905 | $71.295 | $71.84 | 6.58M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $71.14 | $71.39 | $70.7115 | $71.05 | 10.04M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $72.00 | $72.02 | $71.22 | $71.42 | 7.7M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $72.42 | $72.8799 | $72.2101 | $72.71 | 8.85M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $72.23 | $72.43 | $71.93 | $72.30 | 10.29M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $71.34 | $71.4378 | $71.045 | $71.38 | 7.43M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $72.23 | $72.355 | $72.075 | $72.15 | 7.06M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $71.93 | $72.13 | $70.805 | $71.26 | 10.2M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $71.69 | $71.72 | $71.2623 | $71.53 | 8.43M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $71.74 | $72.20 | $71.46 | $71.72 | 10.37M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $72.96 | $72.96 | $72.605 | $72.69 | 7.57M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $72.26 | $72.46 | $71.83 | $71.92 | 7.65M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $73.30 | $73.38 | $72.765 | $72.82 | 8.54M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $73.80 | $73.91 | $73.41 | $73.45 | 18.33M |
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The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, a market-capitalization-weighted index that is made up of approximately 4022 common stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region. The adviser attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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Yahoo · Sep 22, 2026
Better Vanguard International ETF: VEA Targeting Developed Markets vs. VWO's Emerging Markets Focus
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Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund Stock Performance
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VEA) trades at $71.13, reflecting a 2.01% decline over the past month and a 1.06% decrease over three months, per SID market data. Despite near-term weakness, the fund has delivered a strong 17.82% return over the trailing twelve months, underscoring sustained demand for international developed-market equities. VEA currently trades below its 50-day moving average of $72.11, suggesting short-term bearish momentum, yet remains well above its 200-day moving average of $68.82, indicating the longer-term uptrend remains intact. The 14-day RSI reads 46.5, positioning the fund in neutral territory without overbought or oversold signals. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 12.9 million shares, according to Massive/Polygon data, confirming robust liquidity. VEA's beta of 1.06 indicates marginally higher volatility relative to the broader market, consistent with its broad international equity exposure across developed economies.
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund Valuation Analysis
VEA, classified within the Financial Services sector as an exchange-traded fund, carries a market capitalization of approximately $264 billion, per SID market data. The fund currently offers a dividend yield of 2.68%, which provides a meaningful income component relative to U.S.-focused equity ETFs and reflects the generally higher payout ratios of international developed-market companies held in the portfolio. As a passively managed index fund tracking the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, traditional valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings or price-to-book ratios apply at the portfolio level rather than the fund level. The fund's substantial asset base of $264 billion underscores its position as one of the largest international equity ETFs available to investors, according to SEC filings. VEA's current price of $71.13 sits approximately 3.35% above its 200-day moving average, suggesting the fund remains within a reasonable valuation range relative to its recent trading history.
Smart Money Activity for VEA
VEA registers a composite smart money score of 45 out of 100 with a neutral signal, per SID market data. The institutional sub-score stands at a robust 23.0 out of 25, reflecting strong and consistent institutional ownership, which aligns with the fund's role as a core portfolio allocation vehicle for advisors and large asset managers. The insider activity sub-score of 12.5 out of 25 represents a moderate reading, though insider transactions carry limited analytical relevance for passively managed ETFs. Dark pool activity scores 8.5 out of 25, suggesting below-average off-exchange institutional block trading relative to other large-cap ETFs, according to SEC Form 4 filings and 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity registers at just 0.8 out of 25, indicating minimal legislative interest in the fund. The divergence between the high institutional score and lower dark pool and congressional readings contributes to the overall neutral composite signal, suggesting no unusual accumulation or distribution patterns among sophisticated market participants at current price levels.
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund Earnings Outlook
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund, VEA does not report corporate earnings in the traditional sense, and no recent earnings data is available per company earnings reports. The fund's financial performance is instead measured through its net asset value, tracking accuracy relative to the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, and distribution payments to shareholders. VEA currently offers a dividend yield of 2.68%, according to SID market data, with distributions derived from the underlying dividends paid by its portfolio of international developed-market equities spanning Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada. The fund's trailing twelve-month return of 17.82% reflects the aggregate earnings growth and multiple expansion across its holdings. Investors monitoring the fund's outlook should focus on macroeconomic indicators across developed international markets, including central bank monetary policy decisions, currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar, and corporate earnings trends among constituent companies.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for VEA
As a broad-based index ETF, VEA does not receive traditional buy, hold, or sell ratings from Wall Street equity analysts, per SID consensus data. Analyst coverage of the fund typically focuses on asset flow trends, expense ratio competitiveness, and portfolio construction suitability rather than price target assessments. VEA's market capitalization of approximately $264 billion positions it among the most widely held international equity ETFs, reflecting sustained analyst and advisor endorsement as a core international allocation vehicle. The fund's 2.68% dividend yield exceeds that of many U.S. equity benchmarks, a factor frequently cited in Wall Street analyst reports as supportive of total return potential in diversified portfolios. With a beta of 1.06, analysts note that VEA exhibits near-market-level systematic risk. The fund's 17.82% one-year return demonstrates competitive performance relative to international developed-market peers, reinforcing its standing as a benchmark vehicle for broad ex-U.S. developed equity exposure among institutional and retail investors alike.
