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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK)

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Price: $90.02; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $39.1B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.06%; Category 0.74%
Yield: 2.81%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 16.5%-0.5%; Category 17.0%
3Y CAGR: 18.0%-0.7%; Category 18.7%
5Y CAGR: 9.0%-0.4%; Category 9.4%

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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Calendar-year returns

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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	-2.4%	+1.8%	+11.6%	+9.6%	+16.5%	+18.0%	+9.0%	+9.8%	+6.4%
Europe Stock average	-2.4%	1.6%	12.4%	10.1%	17.0%	18.7%	9.4%	9.7%	7.3%
Difference	0.0%	+0.2%	-0.8%	-0.5%	-0.5%	-0.7%	-0.4%	0.0%	-0.8%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 18.6% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
ASML.AS	ASML Holding NV	3.93%
HSBA.L	HSBC Holdings PLC	2.26%
ROP.SW	Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new	1.90%
NOVN.SW	Novartis AG Registered Shares	1.81%
NESN.SW	Nestle SA	1.59%
SHEL.L	Shell PLC	1.59%
AZN.L	AstraZeneca PLC	1.58%
SIE.DE	Siemens AG	1.49%
SAN.MC	Banco Santander SA	1.27%
ALV.DE	Allianz SE	1.17%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 17.7
P/B: 2.3
P/S: 1.7
P/CF: 10.6

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Financial services25.2%
Industrials19.9%
Health care12.3%
Technology8.6%
Consumer staples7.8%
Consumer discretionary7.0%
Materials5.3%
Energy5.1%
Utilities4.4%
Communication services2.9%
Real estate1.6%

Asset mix

Stocks98.9%
Cash0.8%
Other0.3%

ETF details

Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Equity · Europe Stock
Ticker: VGK
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 4 Mar 2005 (21.5 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.06% (category 0.74%)
Holdings turnover: 5% (category 60%)
Distribution yield: 2.81%
Beta, 3 years: 0.90
Total net assets: $39.1B

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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