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

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jul 22, 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.

Cheapest Alternatives to VAPX.AS

VAPX.AS charges 0.15% annually. No ETFs in the Asia Pacific Equities category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.20%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
CPXJ.AS
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF0.20%—Jan 2010VAPX.AS vs CPXJ.AS
ICHN.AS
iShares MSCI China UCITS ETF0.40%—Jun 2019VAPX.AS vs ICHN.AS
IAPD.AS
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITS ETF0.59%—Jun 2006VAPX.AS vs IAPD.AS
FXC.AS
iShares China Large Cap UCITS ETF0.74%—Oct 2004VAPX.AS vs FXC.AS

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
87
13.80%
—May 2012VAPX.AS vs VWRL.AS
VHYL.AS
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Global Equities, Dividend
95
16.55%
—May 2013VAPX.AS vs VHYL.AS
VUSA.AS
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
81
12.77%
—May 2019VAPX.AS vs VUSA.AS
VEUR.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
65
10.70%
—May 2013VAPX.AS vs VEUR.AS
VEVE.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
87
13.31%
—Sep 2014VAPX.AS vs VEVE.AS
VERX.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex-UK UCITS ETFEurope Equities
57
10.98%
—Sep 2014VAPX.AS vs VERX.AS
VNRT.AS
Vanguard FTSE North America UCITS ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
78
11.67%
—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
61
20.37%
827.91MFeb 2012VAPX.AS vs EEMA
V3PA.DE
Vanguard ESG Developed Asia Pacific All Cap UCITS ...Asia Pacific Equities
82
24.33%
—Oct 2022VAPX.AS vs V3PA.DE
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
67
10.35%
1.70TSep 2010VAPX.AS vs VOO
IDAP.L
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITSAsia Pacific Equities
85
14.45%
647.50MJun 2006VAPX.AS vs IDAP.L
PRF
Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETFLarge Cap Value Equities
94
17.23%
9.72BDec 2005VAPX.AS vs PRF
VUG
Vanguard Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
30
6.16%
378.80BJan 2004VAPX.AS vs VUG
AIA
iShares Asia 50 ETFAsia Pacific Equities
85
40.32%
4.51BNov 2007VAPX.AS vs AIA
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFDividend
92
21.62%
100.79BOct 2011VAPX.AS vs SCHD
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
82
22.52%
109.76BMay 2000VAPX.AS vs IJR
^SP500TR
S&P 500 Total Return
80
10.40%
——VAPX.AS vs ^SP500TR
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETFGlobal Equities
61
12.56%
651.00BJan 2011VAPX.AS vs VXUS
XAIX.DE
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence & Big Data UCITS...Technology Equities
74
27.74%
—Jan 2019VAPX.AS vs XAIX.DE
SEC0.DE
iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF USD (...Semiconductors, Technology Equities
95
81.50%
—Aug 2021VAPX.AS vs SEC0.DE
IUSC.DE
iShares MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF (Dist)Latin America Equities
81
15.91%
—Oct 2007VAPX.AS vs IUSC.DE
HTWG.L
L&G Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETFAlternative Energy Equities
60
25.48%
453.33MFeb 2021VAPX.AS vs HTWG.L
VVSM.DE
VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETFSemiconductors, Technology Equities
96
81.83%
—Dec 2020VAPX.AS vs VVSM.DE
IWVL.L
iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF USD...Global Equities
96
30.20%
6.65BOct 2014VAPX.AS vs IWVL.L
QTOP
iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETFNasdaq-100
57
16.96%
286.21MOct 2024VAPX.AS vs QTOP
GLTR
abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETFPrecious Metals
25
-10.79%
2.38BOct 2010VAPX.AS vs GLTR
JEDI.DE
VanEck Space Innovators UCITS ETFIndustrials Equities
41
20.94%
—Jun 2022VAPX.AS vs JEDI.DE

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