Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
$113.35−0.57 (−0.50%)
- 0.07%
- $13.8B
- +35.9%
- 2.12%
- 0.4M sh
- $113.64
- low $86.64high $121.23
The ETF.net VPL Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 1 of 7
Score 78 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.A89 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Mission
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 2 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C48 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A73 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 1 of 7
Our read on VPL
AVanguard's scalpel for the developed Pacific: Japan, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand, down to small caps, for 0.07% a year. Asia-Pacific without Europe bolted on, running since 2005.
VPL seeks to track the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index, targeting Pacific-region common stocks through passive full replication.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.07% a year, roughly a quarter of the 0.28% median in its international-blend group and well under broad rivals like ACWX at 0.32%.advisors.vanguard.com
- Full replication, all-cap: roughly 2,400 stocks held in index weight, small caps included, rather than a large-cap sample of the region.workplace.vanguard.com
- Trading since 2005 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that has tracked its benchmark tightly, one of the stronger implementations in its peer group.
- FTSE's developed Asia Pacific map includes South Korea, so Korean names sit alongside Japanese and Australian ones in the same index.bogleheads.org
Worth knowing
- Six developed markets, full stop. No Europe and no emerging Asia, so China, Taiwan and India sit outside the mandate.bogleheads.org
- Japan is the region's largest market and the fund's heaviest weight, and currency is unhedged, so Japanese equities and yen moves shape a lot of the ride.investor.vanguard.com
- One region means bumpier ground than a global fund; it doesn't cover developed ex-US or all-world markets the way VEU or IXUS do.
VPL Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,360
- 24%
- 005930.KS
Sectors
- Technology26.5%
- Financials19.9%
- Industrials18.0%
- Consumer Discretionary9.2%
- Materials7.5%
- Health Care4.7%
- Communication4.4%
- Real Estate3.6%
- Consumer Staples3.4%
- Utilities1.4%
- Energy1.3%
Geography
- Japan54.56%
- Korea22.33%
- Australia15.00%
- Hong Kong4.19%
- Singapore3.40%
- New Zealand0.52%
Developed 78% · Emerging 22%
VPL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VPL$13,586
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 | VPL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +26.0% |
| 1 month | −3.5% |
| 3 months | +0.1% |
| 1 year | +35.9% |
| 3 years | +23.2% |
| 5 years | +10.8% |
| 10 years | +9.7% |
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 | VPL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +26.0% | |
| 2025 | +32.6% | |
| 2024 | +1.7% | |
| 2023 | +15.6% | |
| 2022 | −15.2% | |
| 2021 | +1.1% | |
| 2020 | +16.7% |
VPL in the news
VPL Dividends
- 2.12%
- $2.42
- $2.42 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VPL Risk
- 15.8%
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.
- 1.15
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.
- −28.3%
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.
- 1.10
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VPL Cost
0.07%
VPL0.07%
- The middle half of Asia-Pacific Region funds
- Median 0.19%
No Asia-Pacific Region fund charges less.
Other funds in Asia-Pacific Region
- AIPACiShares Core MSCI Pacific ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +23.7%
- BFLAXFranklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +30.4%
- CBBAXJPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +15.9%
- CEPPiShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +12.6%
- CAAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +30.6%