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About VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX FUND INC FTSE EUROPE 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 tracks an index that provides comprehensive, vanilla exposure to large-, mid-, and small-cap companies from developed European countries including the UK. The underlying index is a subset of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, an index series that covers approximately 98% of the global market. The fund covers the European equity market classified as developed based on a set of standards defined and maintained by FTSE. The eligible securities are screened for investability, liquidity, transparency, and availability measures. The fund is diversified enough to invest across various sectors. Index constituents are reviewed semi-annually in March and September.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Consumer Non-Durables
Stocks97.72%
Finance23.15%
Health Technology13.12%
Consumer Non-Durables10.85%
Producer Manufacturing8.41%
Electronic Technology7.70%
Technology Services5.51%
Energy Minerals4.36%
Utilities3.92%
Consumer Durables3.49%
Commercial Services2.95%
Communications2.45%
Non-Energy Minerals2.25%
Process Industries2.23%
Retail Trade1.86%
Industrial Services1.50%
Transportation1.41%
Consumer Services1.30%
Distribution Services0.94%
Health Services0.26%
Miscellaneous0.08%
Bonds, Cash & Other2.28%
Temporary1.09%
Cash0.86%
Miscellaneous0.22%
UNIT0.09%
Corporate0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe99.86%
North America0.11%
Middle East0.02%
Asia0.02%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VGK invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 23.15% stocks, and Health Technology, with 13.12% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
VGK top holdings are SAP SE and Nestle S.A., occupying 2.31% and 2.04% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VGK last dividends amounted to 5.94 MXN. The quarter before, the issuer paid 14.46 MXN in dividends, which shows a 143.29% decrease.
VGK assets under management is 481.90 B MXN. It's risen 9.13% over the last month.
VGK fund flows account for 58.61 B MXN (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, VGK pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.90%. The last dividend (Mar 25, 2025) amounted to 5.94 MXN. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VGK 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.
VGK expense ratio is 0.06% meaning you'd have to pay 0.06% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VGK follows the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VGK invests in stocks.
VGK price has risen by 4.75% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 26.09% increase. See more dynamics on VGK price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.65% over the last month, showed a 3.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.56% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.65% over the last month, showed a 3.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.56% in a year.
VGK trades at a premium (0.43%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.