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About Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF
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Inception date
Apr 2, 2009
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
VSS provides investors with a market cap-weighted representation of international small-cap stocks from developed and emerging countries. The fund has country and sector tilts that offer investors a great option for broad, neutral exposure to small firms outside the US. VSS has a securities lending program that more than offsets the fund's cost. The index undergoes review semi-annually starting each March.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks95.97%
Finance19.33%
Producer Manufacturing9.90%
Electronic Technology8.50%
Non-Energy Minerals6.87%
Technology Services6.59%
Process Industries5.56%
Industrial Services5.44%
Health Technology4.61%
Consumer Non-Durables3.64%
Utilities3.40%
Distribution Services3.24%
Consumer Services3.22%
Retail Trade3.20%
Consumer Durables2.91%
Commercial Services2.79%
Transportation2.59%
Energy Minerals1.83%
Health Services1.16%
Communications0.78%
Miscellaneous0.43%
Bonds, Cash & Other4.03%
Cash3.47%
UNIT0.29%
Miscellaneous0.21%
Mutual fund0.06%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia43.07%
Europe30.39%
North America16.95%
Oceania5.19%
Middle East2.61%
Africa0.99%
Latin America0.80%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history