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About Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
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Inception date
Mar 4, 2005
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund is passively managed to provide vanilla exposure to the developed Asia-Pacific. It covers all the key countries in the Pacific, and includes South Korea as a developed country, which some other funds classify as an emerging market. The fund has a total market exposure, including large-, mid- and small-caps. Holdings are weighted by market capitalization. The index is reviewed semi-annually in March and September.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Stocks98.90%
Finance25.23%
Electronic Technology10.70%
Producer Manufacturing9.50%
Consumer Durables8.14%
Health Technology6.69%
Technology Services5.23%
Retail Trade4.60%
Non-Energy Minerals4.14%
Process Industries3.99%
Consumer Non-Durables3.77%
Transportation3.26%
Distribution Services2.99%
Communications2.69%
Consumer Services2.00%
Utilities1.76%
Industrial Services1.42%
Energy Minerals1.23%
Commercial Services1.17%
Health Services0.32%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.10%
Cash1.08%
UNIT0.01%
Corporate0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia80.92%
Oceania18.69%
North America0.22%
Europe0.16%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VPL invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 25.23% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 10.70% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
VPL top holdings are Toyota Motor Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., occupying 2.64% and 2.22% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VPL last dividends amounted to 0.42 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 1.24 USD in dividends, which shows a 196.29% decrease.
VPL assets under management is 7.52 B USD. It's risen 11.11% over the last month.
VPL fund flows account for 169.30 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VPL pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.04%. The last dividend (Mar 25, 2025) amounted to 0.42 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VPL shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Mar 4, 2005, and its management style is Passive.
VPL expense ratio is 0.07% meaning you'd have to pay 0.07% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VPL follows the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific Index All Cap Net Tax (US RIC) Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VPL invests in stocks.
VPL price has risen by 6.49% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 3.86% increase. See more dynamics on VPL price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.70% over the last month, showed a 3.65% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.40% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.70% over the last month, showed a 3.65% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.40% in a year.
VPL trades at a premium (0.39%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.