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Vanguard made investors more money ($892B). iShares had more funds that made money (78%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one international fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.
| BOX SCORE · INTERNATIONAL | iShares | Vanguard |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 100 | 12 |
| Made money (W–L) | 85–13 | 10–0 |
| Win % | 87% | 100% |
| Money made | $122B | $163B |
| Typical return | +14.0% | +14.4% |
| Launches · 2026 | 2 | 2 |
| Assets | $911B | $1.40T |
| Fee per $100 | $0.26 | $0.05 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEFA | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | $191B | +12.9% ✓ |
| IEMG | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | $150B | +13.9% ✓ |
| EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | $77.3B | +12.8% ✓ |
| IXUS | iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | $57.8B | +14.0% ✓ |
| IDEV | iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | $34.1B | +14.0% ✓ |
| ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | $32.9B | +13.1% ✓ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| VXUS | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | $649B | +13.6% ✓ |
| VEA | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | $314B | +17.3% ✓ |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | $165B | +4.1% ✓ |
| VT | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | $101B | +13.3% ✓ |
| VEU | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF | $95.7B | +14.4% ✓ |
| VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | $37.2B | +11.5% ✓ |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.