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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
Stocks93.78%
Finance19.08%
Producer Manufacturing9.60%
Electronic Technology8.31%
Non-Energy Minerals7.04%
Technology Services6.60%
Industrial Services5.28%
Process Industries5.28%
Health Technology4.49%
Consumer Non-Durables3.39%
Utilities3.26%
Consumer Services3.18%
Distribution Services3.15%
Retail Trade3.13%
Consumer Durables2.85%
Commercial Services2.71%
Transportation2.38%
Energy Minerals1.69%
Health Services1.08%
Communications0.85%
Miscellaneous0.42%
Bonds, Cash & Other6.22%
Cash5.68%
UNIT0.27%
Miscellaneous0.21%
Mutual fund0.05%
Corporate0.01%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia42.14%
Europe31.94%
North America15.88%
Oceania5.24%
Middle East2.90%
Africa0.98%
Latin America0.93%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history