Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
$86.30+0.48 (+0.56%)
- 0.06%
- $39.1B
- +11.7%
- 3.01%
- 2.3M sh
- $85.83
- low $77.87high $93.29
The ETF.net VGK Grade
A
Score 73 out of 100
- 6 of 21
Score 73 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.A75 out of 100Rank 6 of 21Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 13 of 21Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 4 of 21Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C49 out of 100Rank 13 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 4 of 21
Our read on VGK
AMost cheap international funds blend Europe with Japan, Canada and the rest. VGK is the Europe-only cut: roughly 1,200 developed European stocks, large-cap down to small-cap, for 0.06% a year.
The fund seeks to track the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index through passive, full replication of European common stocks across developed markets.
Why people hold it
- 0.06% a year, one third the typical fee in its developed-international peer group.
- All-cap and fully replicated: it owns the index's roughly 1,200 names outright rather than sampling a slice of them.
- Tracks the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index tightly, one of the strongest implementations among its 26 developed-market peers.
- Trading since 2005 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively every session.
Worth knowing
- One region, full stop. No US, Japan or emerging markets here, so it behaves like a slice of a portfolio, not the whole thing.
- Broad developed-market siblings like VEA, SCHF and SPDW run at 0.03%. The European focus costs a few extra basis points.
- Income arrives quarterly, not monthly.
VGK Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,234
- 18%
- ASML.AS
Sectors
- Financials25.3%
- Industrials19.8%
- Health Care12.1%
- Technology9.0%
- Consumer Staples7.5%
- Consumer Discretionary6.9%
- Materials5.5%
- Energy5.1%
- Utilities4.3%
- Communication2.9%
- Real Estate1.5%
Geography
- United Kingdom22.91%
- France13.92%
- Switzerland13.89%
- Germany13.29%
- Netherlands7.89%
- Spain6.11%
- Italy5.72%
- Sweden5.53%
- 10.73%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
VGK Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VGK$11,171
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 | VGK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.8% |
| 1 month | −4.4% |
| 3 months | −2.9% |
| 1 year | +11.7% |
| 3 years | +17.5% |
| 5 years | +8.9% |
| 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 | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.8% | |
| 2025 | +35.8% | |
| 2024 | +1.9% | |
| 2023 | +20.2% | |
| 2022 | −16.0% | |
| 2021 | +16.9% | |
| 2020 | +5.5% |
VGK in the news
VGK Dividends
- 3.01%
- $2.58
- $0.22 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VGK Risk
- 13.2%
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.
- 0.99
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.
- −32.6%
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.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VGK Cost
0.06%
VGK0.06%
- The middle half of Developed International Core funds
- Median 0.09%
5 of the 21 Developed International Core funds charge less.
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- ASCHFSchwab International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +21.9%
- ABKIEBNY Mellon International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +15.8%
- BBBINJPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +16.1%
- BIEURiShares Core MSCI Europe ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +11.3%