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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
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.
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.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks93.18%
Finance18.81%
Producer Manufacturing9.37%
Non-Energy Minerals7.52%
Electronic Technology7.51%
Technology Services6.29%
Industrial Services5.47%
Process Industries5.47%
Health Technology4.34%
Utilities3.51%
Consumer Non-Durables3.40%
Consumer Services3.21%
Retail Trade3.06%
Distribution Services3.05%
Commercial Services2.92%
Consumer Durables2.79%
Transportation2.38%
Energy Minerals1.74%
Health Services1.02%
Communications0.92%
Miscellaneous0.41%
Bonds, Cash & Other6.82%
Cash6.41%
UNIT0.30%
Miscellaneous0.05%
Mutual fund0.04%
Temporary0.01%
Corporate0.01%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia42.34%
Europe32.42%
North America15.71%
Oceania4.88%
Middle East2.68%
Africa1.00%
Latin America0.98%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history