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Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

VSGXCboeVanguardA

$76.50−2.97 (−3.74%)

At close: Nov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A81/ 100

Rank 1 of 18 in International ESG & Values Index

A81/100Rank 1 of 18inInternational ESG & Values Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 79.47 to 76.50. Range 76.50 to 78.75. Use the arrow keys to read each point.77.0077.5078.0078.5079.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size · all share classes
$6.7B
1Y total return
+12.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.17%
Holdings
6691
Avg volume · 30D
167K sh
52W range
low $67.88high $85.16
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VSGX Grade

A

Score 81 out of 100

Category
International ESG & Values Index⁠
Rank
1 of 18
Six-pillar profile for VSGX. Scores out of 100: Cost 100, Risk 45, Mission 100, Tradability 61, Holdings 60, Durability 90. Strongest: Cost (100). Weakest: Risk (45). Leans toward Cost and Mission.

Score 81 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.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 15

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 18

Our read on VSGX

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost ex-US ESG funds stop at big developed-market names. VSGX casts a wider net: large, mid and small caps across developed and emerging markets, minus the industries its index screens out, for 0.10% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track an index of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization stocks from developed and emerging markets outside the United States, subject to environmental, social, and corporate-governance screening.

Why people hold it

  • 0.10% a year, well under half the typical fee in its international ESG peer group. Vanguard's usual move: undercut the room.
  • Reaches past the usual EAFE box, holding thousands of stocks across developed and emerging markets. EAFE-based rivals like ESGD and DMXF cover developed large and mid caps only.msci.com
  • The screen is FTSE's rulebook, not Vanguard's opinion: out go fossil fuel reserves, weapons, tobacco, alcohol, gambling, adult entertainment and nuclear power, plus conduct flags.ftserussell.com
  • What survives the screen stays market-cap weighted, with no factor tilts or manager stock picks. Distributions land quarterly.lseg.com

Worth knowing

  • Cutting oil, gas, coal, nuclear and weapons names removes whole slices of the market, so results can drift from a plain ex-US index in either direction.ftserussell.com
  • Emerging markets, small caps and foreign currency all ride along, which can mean wider swings than a developed large-cap-only ex-US fund.
  • It de-selects rather than rewards: clearing the screen isn't the same as being a sustainability leader, and there's no carbon or Paris-alignment target.lseg.com

VSGX Holdings

Holdings pillarB60 out of 100Rank 10 of 18 in International ESG & Values Index
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
6,691
Top-10 weight
18%
Largest holding
2330.TW5.8%

Sectors

  • Financials28.4%
  • Technology27.6%
  • Health Care9.0%
  • Consumer Discretionary8.6%
  • Industrials8.3%
  • Materials5.7%
  • Consumer Staples4.6%
  • Communication4.4%
  • Real Estate2.7%
  • Utilities0.6%
  • Energy0.0%

Geography

  • Japan17.08%
  • Taiwan12.37%
  • South Korea7.96%
  • China6.85%
  • Canada6.38%
  • United Kingdom5.88%
  • Switzerland5.30%
  • Germany4.09%
  • Other countries (40)34.10%

Developed 61% · Emerging 39% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 447.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
12330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd5.75%5,020,555$393M175
2005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd2.74%953,930$187M183
3000660.KSSK hynix Inc2.24%118,546$153M192
4ASML.ASASML Holding NV2.09%79,701$143M203
5No dataSLCMT11421.11%762,221$76.2M22
6ROP.SWRoche Holding AG0.88%145,469$60.4M203
7RY.TORoyal Bank of Canada0.83%289,791$57M95
8NOVN.SWNovartis AG0.80%385,552$55M189
99988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd0.77%3,920,300$52.8M123
108306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc0.76%2,246,700$52.2M162
11AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC0.73%310,081$50.1M175
12NESN.SWNestle SA0.71%531,681$48.2M166
132454.TWMediaTek Inc0.68%303,432$46.8M170
14SAP.DESap SE0.62%202,627$42.3M184
15SAN.MCBanco Santander SA0.61%2,984,069$41.4M146

Showing 1–15 of 6691 holdings

VSGX Performance

Launched Sep 18, 2018

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
VSGX$11,274
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,934
Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026. VSGX $11,274. SPY $10,934. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 5, 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.

Trailing total return for VSGX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVSGX
Year to date+9.0%
1 month−6.7%
3 months−6.4%
1 year+12.7%
3 yearsper year+18.2%
5 yearsper year+6.7%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VSGX
YearReturn barVSGX
2026 YTD+9.0%
2025+30.8%
2024+5.7%
2023+15.6%
2022−18.6%
2021+7.3%
2020+13.0%

VSGX in the news

VSGX Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 5, 2026.
3.17%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.43Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.47 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 31 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 24, 2018 $0.17; Jun 21, 2019 $0.51; Sep 24, 2019 $0.28; Dec 20, 2019 $0.39; Mar 23, 2020 $0.06; Jun 22, 2020 $0.32; Sep 21, 2020 $0.28; Dec 18, 2020 $0.34; Mar 19, 2021 $0.13; Jun 18, 2021 $0.49; Sep 17, 2021 $0.25; Dec 17, 2021 $0.67; Mar 18, 2022 $0.14; Jun 17, 2022 $0.61; Sep 16, 2022 $0.13; Dec 16, 2022 $0.40; Mar 17, 2023 $0.10; Jun 16, 2023 $0.65; Sep 15, 2023 $0.24; Dec 15, 2023 $0.54; Mar 15, 2024 $0.31; Jun 21, 2024 $0.56; Sep 20, 2024 $0.39; Dec 20, 2024 $0.49; Mar 21, 2025 $0.39; Jun 20, 2025 $0.63; Sep 19, 2025 $0.44; Dec 19, 2025 $0.85; Mar 20, 2026 $0.42; Jun 18, 2026 $0.68; Sep 18, 2026 $0.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.47
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.68
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.42
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.85
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.44
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.63
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.39
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.49
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.39
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$0.56
Mar 15, 2024Mar 20, 2024$0.31
Dec 15, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.54

See all 32 payments⁠

$10,000 in VSGX 5 years ago paid $1,422 in dividends.⁠

VSGX Risk

Risk pillarC45 out of 100Rank 14 of 18 in International ESG & Values Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.20
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−31.2%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.97
vs its asset-class index
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.

VSGX Cost

Cheapest in International ESG & Values Index

$2,106

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VSGX 0.10%

    $2,106

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VSGX 0.10%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530VSGX $2,106

Year by year

YearVSGX
10$183
20$717
30$2,106

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