INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO
VANGUARD VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$3.14B
Holdings1
123
Category
International Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 29, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Portfolio seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds International Portfolio (the Portfolio) invests predominantly in the stocks of companies located outside the United States and is expected to diversify its assets in countries across developed and emerging markets. In selecting stocks, the Portfolios advisors evaluate foreign markets around the world and choose large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies considered to have above-average growth potential. The Portfolio uses multiple investment advisors. Each advisor independently selects and maintains a portfolio of common stocks for the Portfolio. Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds International Portfolio (the Portfolio) invests predominantly in the stocks of companies located outside the United States and is expected to diversify its assets in countries across developed and emerging markets. In selecting stocks, the Portfolios advisors evaluate foreign markets around the world and choose large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies considered to have above-average growth potential. The Portfolio uses multiple investment advisors. Each advisor independently selects and maintains a portfolio of common stocks for the Portfolio.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
TSMC $219.19M 6.99%
ASML HOLDING NV $109.88M 3.50%
MERCADOLIBRE INC $102.52M 3.27%
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund $96.34M 3.07%
Spotify Technology SA $88.25M 2.81%
TENCENT $74.08M 2.36%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands $70.24M 2.24%
BYD COMPANY LTD H $69.54M 2.22%
SEA LTD-ADR $67.18M 2.14%
ATLAS COPCO-A $62.00M 1.98%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
9
Exited
8
Increased
58
Decreased
35
Unchanged
21

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Similar funds

Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND · VWIGX, VWILX 91% 0.26%
Baillie Gifford International Growth Fund · BGETX, BGEUX, BGEFX, BGEVX, BGESX, BGEKX 42% 0.42%
VANGUARD ADVICE SELECT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND · VAIGX 41% 0.45%
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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. Adviser
Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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