Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
$82.61+0.12 (+0.15%)
- 0.04%
- $98.6B
- +20.6%
- 2.38%
- 2.6M sh
- $82.30
- low $70.28high $86.52
The ETF.net VEU Grade
A
Score 80 out of 100
- 2 of 8
Score 80 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 4 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A82 out of 100Rank 2 of 8
Our read on VEU
AOne ticker for everything outside America: roughly 3,800 stocks spanning developed and emerging markets, for 0.04% a year. Vanguard has run it since 2007, and it costs a fraction of what the typical international blend fund charges.
The fund seeks to track the investment performance of the FTSE All-World ex US Index, providing broad exposure to developed and emerging non-U.S. equity markets.
Why people hold it
- At 0.04% a year, it undercuts the typical international blend fund (0.28% median) and comes in below IXUS and VPL at 0.07%, never mind ACWX at 0.32%.
- About 3,800 stocks across developed and emerging markets outside the US. One line in your portfolio, most of the planet's listed companies behind it.investor.vanguard.com
- Trading since 2007, now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively, and it has stayed tight to its stated job of tracking the FTSE All-World ex US Index.
- One of the strongest builds in the international blend group: broad mandate, rock-bottom fee, steady index discipline.
Worth knowing
- No US stocks, by design. This is the other half of a portfolio rather than the whole of one.advisors.vanguard.com
- Emerging markets come baked in, not bolted on. Hold a dedicated EM fund alongside it and you'll own some of the same names twice.
- Everything inside is priced in foreign currency, so exchange rates push returns around on top of what the stocks do. Income arrives quarterly.
VEU Holdings
- Stocks
- 3,864
- 15%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Financials24.3%
- Technology20.3%
- Industrials14.6%
- Consumer Discretionary7.9%
- Materials7.2%
- Health Care6.9%
- Consumer Staples4.8%
- Energy4.8%
- Communication4.5%
- Utilities2.9%
- Real Estate1.8%
Geography
- Japan15.57%
- Taiwan8.62%
- United Kingdom8.32%
- Canada7.86%
- China7.14%
- Korea6.50%
- France5.22%
- Switzerland5.18%
- 35.60%
Developed 66% · Emerging 34%
VEU Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VEU$12,056
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | VEU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.1% |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | −1.0% |
| 1 year | +20.6% |
| 3 years | +20.2% |
| 5 years | +9.5% |
| 10 years | +9.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VEU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.1% | |
| 2025 | +32.3% | |
| 2024 | +5.6% | |
| 2023 | +15.9% | |
| 2022 | −15.6% | |
| 2021 | +8.3% | |
| 2020 | +11.1% |
VEU in the news
VEU Dividends
- 2.38%
- $1.96
- $0.20 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VEU Risk
- 11.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.25
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −28.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.91
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VEU Cost
0.04%
VEU0.04%
- The middle half of Total International Market funds
- Median 0.23%
No Total International Market fund charges less.
Other funds in Total International Market
- AVXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +20.0%
- AIXUSiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +20.2%
- BDFAXDimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +23.3%
- BACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +20.7%
- BCWIState Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +20.1%