Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
$82.05+1.53 (+1.91%)
- 0.04%
- $68.1B
- +13.3%
- 2.44%
- 2.58M sh
- low $70.28high $86.52
The ETF.net VEU Grade
A
Score 79 out of 100
- 1 of 8
Score 79 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.B55 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.B55 out of 100Rank 4 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B58 out of 100Rank 4 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
In short
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.
Stated mandate
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
Worth knowing
VEU Holdings
- Stocks
- 3,843
- 15%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Financials24.1%
- Technology21.9%
- Industrials14.4%
- Consumer Discretionary7.4%
- Materials6.8%
- Health Care6.8%
- Energy4.8%
- Consumer Staples4.7%
- Communication4.4%
- Utilities2.9%
- Real Estate1.8%
Geography
- Japan16.06%
- Taiwan9.45%
- United Kingdom8.11%
- Canada7.73%
- China7.09%
- South Korea6.86%
- France5.00%
- Switzerland4.99%
- 34.70%
Developed 65% · Emerging 35%
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$11,331
Returns run to the Nov 3, 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 | +10.4% |
| 1 month | −3.5% |
| 3 months | −3.0% |
| 1 year | +13.3% |
| 3 years | +18.8% |
| 5 years | +8.2% |
| 10 years | +9.3% |
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 | +10.4% | |
| 2025 | +32.3% | |
| 2024 | +5.6% | |
| 2023 | +15.9% | |
| 2022 | −15.6% | |
| 2021 | +8.3% | |
| 2020 | +11.1% |
VEU in the news
VEU Dividends
- 2.44%
- $1.96
- $0.20 per share
- Quarterly
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.
- 1.27
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.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
VEU Cost
Cheapest in Total International Market
$849
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
VEU 0.04%
$849
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | VEU |
|---|---|
| 10 | $73 |
| 20 | $288 |
| 30 | $849 |
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- AIXUSiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +13.0%
- BDFAXDimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +15.1%
- BACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +13.2%
- BGXUSGoldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +13.5%
