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

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 5, 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
77
12.89%
—May 2012VAPX.AS vs VWRL.AS
VHYL.AS
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Global Equities, Dividend
83
12.61%
—May 2013VAPX.AS vs VHYL.AS
VUSA.AS
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
70
11.59%
—May 2019VAPX.AS vs VUSA.AS
VEUR.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
37
7.16%
—May 2013VAPX.AS vs VEUR.AS
VEVE.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
78
12.81%
—Sep 2014VAPX.AS vs VEVE.AS
VERX.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex-UK UCITS ETFEurope Equities
33
7.73%
—Sep 2014VAPX.AS vs VERX.AS
VNRT.AS
Vanguard FTSE North America UCITS ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
70
11.18%
—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
78
26.70%
1.35BFeb 2012VAPX.AS vs EEMA
V3PA.DE
Vanguard ESG Developed Asia Pacific All Cap UCITS ...Asia Pacific Equities
85
31.55%
—Oct 2022VAPX.AS vs V3PA.DE
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
74
11.34%
1.60TSep 2010VAPX.AS vs VOO
IDAP.L
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITSAsia Pacific Equities
86
12.85%
671.02MJun 2006VAPX.AS vs IDAP.L
PRF
Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETFLarge Cap Value Equities
91
15.65%
9.60BDec 2005VAPX.AS vs PRF
VUG
Vanguard Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
45
9.78%
365.00BJan 2004VAPX.AS vs VUG
AIA
iShares Asia 50 ETFAsia Pacific Equities
92
49.51%
5.05BNov 2007VAPX.AS vs AIA
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFDividend
85
19.82%
94.95BOct 2011VAPX.AS vs SCHD
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
64
16.89%
103.49BMay 2000VAPX.AS vs IJR
^SP500TR
S&P 500 Total Return
84
11.36%
——VAPX.AS vs ^SP500TR
IAPD.AS
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITS ETFAsia Pacific Equities———Jun 2006VAPX.AS vs IAPD.AS
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETFGlobal Equities
62
14.45%
629.30BJan 2011VAPX.AS vs VXUS
XLE
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETFEnergy Equities
70
32.26%
38.95BDec 1998VAPX.AS vs XLE
GLTR
Aberdeen Standard Physical Precious Metals Basket ...Precious Metals
38
2.41%
2.85BOct 2010VAPX.AS vs GLTR
GLD
SPDR Gold SharesGold, Precious Metals
34
3.77%
150.37BNov 2004VAPX.AS vs GLD
IUSC.DE
iShares MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF (Dist)Latin America Equities
55
10.69%
—Oct 2007VAPX.AS vs IUSC.DE
ESIN.DE
iShares MSCI Europe Industrials Sector UCITS ETF E...Industrials Equities
25
8.75%
—May 2021VAPX.AS vs ESIN.DE
QTOP
iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETFNasdaq-100
74
21.83%
298.37MOct 2024VAPX.AS vs QTOP
BP.L
BP plc
87
29.00%
——VAPX.AS vs BP.L
IJPE.L
iShares MSCI Japan EUR Hedged UCITS ETF Accumulati...Japan Equities
83
18.88%
1.19BSep 2010VAPX.AS vs IJPE.L

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