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About Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF
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Inception date
Mar 2, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund is passively managed to offer plain vanilla exposure to the global ex-U.S. equity space. The index may hold large- and midcap stocks of companies located in developed and emerging countries outside of the US. Index constituents are categorized based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). Holdings are weighted by float-adjusted market capitalization. The portfolio is reviewed semi-annually in March and September.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Stocks96.09%
Finance25.40%
Electronic Technology10.68%
Health Technology7.57%
Producer Manufacturing6.69%
Technology Services6.45%
Consumer Non-Durables6.23%
Consumer Durables4.23%
Retail Trade3.92%
Non-Energy Minerals3.55%
Energy Minerals3.54%
Utilities3.05%
Transportation2.72%
Process Industries2.69%
Communications2.52%
Commercial Services1.93%
Industrial Services1.76%
Consumer Services1.38%
Distribution Services1.19%
Health Services0.37%
Miscellaneous0.21%
Bonds, Cash & Other3.91%
Cash2.17%
Futures1.17%
Temporary0.35%
UNIT0.18%
Miscellaneous0.04%
Corporate0.00%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe41.76%
Asia41.25%
North America7.44%
Oceania4.76%
Middle East2.54%
Latin America1.39%
Africa0.86%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VEU invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 25.40% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 10.68% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
VEU last dividends amounted to 0.47 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.19 USD in dividends, which shows a 59.31% increase.
VEU assets under management is 44.98 B USD. It's risen 3.34% over the last month.
VEU fund flows account for 1.58 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VEU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.79%. The last dividend (Mar 25, 2025) amounted to 0.19 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VEU shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Mar 2, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
VEU expense ratio is 0.04% meaning you'd have to pay 0.04% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VEU follows the FTSE All-World ex US Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VEU invests in stocks.
VEU price has risen by 2.00% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 11.62% increase. See more dynamics on VEU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.61% over the last month, showed a 4.74% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.38% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.61% over the last month, showed a 4.74% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.38% in a year.
VEU trades at a premium (0.12%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.