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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK)

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Price: $87.54; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $37.2B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.06%; Category 0.74%
Yield: 2.98%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 11.9%+0.4%; Category 11.5%
3Y CAGR: 19.7%-0.5%; Category 20.2%
5Y CAGR: 8.4%-0.3%; Category 8.6%

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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.9%	-3.1%	+2.1%	+6.9%	+11.9%	+19.7%	+8.4%	+9.9%	+6.3%
Europe Stock average	0.0%	-3.3%	1.9%	6.8%	11.5%	20.2%	8.6%	9.7%	7.0%
Difference	+0.8%	+0.1%	+0.1%	+0.1%	+0.4%	-0.5%	-0.3%	+0.2%	-0.7%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 19.2% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
ASML.AS	ASML Holding NV	4.47%
HSBA.L	HSBC Holdings PLC	2.19%
ROP.SW	Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new	1.89%
SHEL.L	Shell PLC	1.79%
NOVN.SW	Novartis AG Registered Shares	1.72%
AZN.L	AstraZeneca PLC	1.57%
NESN.SW	Nestle SA	1.51%
SIE.DE	Siemens AG	1.45%
SAP.DE	SAP SE	1.32%
SAN.MC	Banco Santander SA	1.29%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 17.3
P/B: 2.2
P/S: 1.6
P/CF: 10.2

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Financial services25.4%
Industrials19.5%
Health care12.1%
Technology9.4%
Consumer staples7.5%
Consumer discretionary6.6%
Energy5.6%
Materials5.4%
Utilities4.4%
Communication services2.8%
Real estate1.4%

Asset mix

Stocks99.0%
Cash0.7%
Other0.3%

ETF details

Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Equity · Europe Stock
Ticker: VGK
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 4 Mar 2005 (21.7 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.06% (category 0.74%)
Holdings turnover: 5% (category 60%)
Distribution yield: 2.98%
Beta, 3 years: 0.90
Total net assets: $37.2B

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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