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Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF (VAPX.AS) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

VAPX.AS is a passive ETF by Vanguard tracking the investment results of the MSCI AC Asia Pac Ex JPN NR USD. VAPX.AS launched on May 21, 2013 and has a 0.15% expense ratio.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF (VAPX.AS) belongs to the Asia Pacific Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VAPX.AS. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Other ETFs from Vanguard

The 7 most viewed Vanguard ETFs shown here include VWRL.AS, VHYL.AS, VUSA.AS and span 5 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VWRL.AS
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Distributi...Global Equities
85
13.15%
—May 2012VAPX.AS vs VWRL.AS
VHYL.AS
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Global Equities, Dividend
93
15.36%
—May 2013VAPX.AS vs VHYL.AS
VUSA.AS
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
76
11.00%
—May 2019VAPX.AS vs VUSA.AS
VEUR.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
59
9.92%
—May 2013VAPX.AS vs VEUR.AS
VEVE.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
87
13.61%
—Sep 2014VAPX.AS vs VEVE.AS
VERX.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex-UK UCITS ETFEurope Equities
54
10.77%
—Sep 2014VAPX.AS vs VERX.AS
VNRT.AS
Vanguard FTSE North America UCITS ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
78
11.44%
—Sep 2014VAPX.AS vs VNRT.AS

Often Compared With VAPX.AS

Investors most often compare VAPX.AS with EEMA, V3PA.DE, VOO. These 20 comparison targets span 14 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
EEMA
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETFAsia Pacific Equities
67
23.64%
1.33BFeb 2012VAPX.AS vs EEMA
V3PA.DE
Vanguard ESG Developed Asia Pacific All Cap UCITS ...Asia Pacific Equities
89
34.05%
—Oct 2022VAPX.AS vs V3PA.DE
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
63
8.09%
1.70TSep 2010VAPX.AS vs VOO
IDAP.L
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITSAsia Pacific Equities
79
9.03%
641.89MJun 2006VAPX.AS vs IDAP.L
PRF
Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETFLarge Cap Value Equities
92
15.36%
9.65BDec 2005VAPX.AS vs PRF
VUG
Vanguard Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
27
2.25%
393.80BJan 2004VAPX.AS vs VUG
AIA
iShares Asia 50 ETFAsia Pacific Equities
88
44.58%
5.44BNov 2007VAPX.AS vs AIA
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFDividend
87
18.44%
99.95BOct 2011VAPX.AS vs SCHD
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
80
22.27%
109.76BMay 2000VAPX.AS vs IJR
^SP500TR
S&P 500 Total Return
79
8.11%
——VAPX.AS vs ^SP500TR
IAPD.AS
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITS ETFAsia Pacific Equities
97
2.70%
—Jun 2006VAPX.AS vs IAPD.AS
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETFGlobal Equities
62
13.40%
652.30BJan 2011VAPX.AS vs VXUS
IUSC.DE
iShares MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF (Dist)Latin America Equities
65
13.55%
—Oct 2007VAPX.AS vs IUSC.DE
XLE
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETFEnergy Equities
49
22.65%
36.84BDec 1998VAPX.AS vs XLE
ESIN.DE
iShares MSCI Europe Industrials Sector UCITS ETF E...Industrials Equities
33
11.00%
—May 2021VAPX.AS vs ESIN.DE
QTOP
iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETFNasdaq-100
63
17.23%
302.90MOct 2024VAPX.AS vs QTOP
GLTR
abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETFPrecious Metals
22
-12.36%
2.74BOct 2010VAPX.AS vs GLTR
GLD
SPDR Gold SharesGold, Precious Metals
22
-6.77%
138.96BNov 2004VAPX.AS vs GLD
HTWG.L
L&G Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETFAlternative Energy Equities
86
38.47%
433.28MFeb 2021VAPX.AS vs HTWG.L
IWVL.L
iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF USD...Global Equities
96
33.85%
7.33BOct 2014VAPX.AS vs IWVL.L

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