Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 19, 2025 · prospectusObjective. Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization stocks of companies located in developed and emerging markets outside of the United States and is screened for certain environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria.
Strategy. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index (the Target Index), a market capitalization-weighted index made up of large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks of companies in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States, that are screened for certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria by the Index Provider, FTSE Russell. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index. The Target Index excludes the stocks of companies that the Index Provider determines engage in, have a specified level of involvement in, and/or … The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index (the Target Index), a market capitalization-weighted index made up of large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks of companies in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States, that are screened for certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria by the Index Provider, FTSE Russell. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index. The Target Index excludes the stocks of companies that the Index Provider determines engage in, have a specified level of involvement in, and/or derive threshold amounts of revenue from certain activities or business segments related to the following: adult entertainment, alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, gambling, chemical and biological weapons, cluster munitions, anti-personnel mines, nuclear weapons, conventional military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power, and coal, oil, or gas. The level or type of involvement in, or amount of revenue earned from, certain activities or business segments that lead to exclusion by the Index Provider can vary from one activity or business segment to another. The Target Indexs methodology also excludes the stocks of companies that, as the Index Provider determines based on its internal assessment, do not meet certain labor, human rights, environmental, and anti-corruption standards, as well as companies that do not meet certain diversity criteria. The components of the Target Index are likely to change over time. The Fund invests by sampling the Target Index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full Target Index in terms of key characteristics.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMC | — | $302.53M | 4.76% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRON | — | $140.31M | 2.21% |
| ASML HOLDING NV | — | $114.24M | 1.80% |
| SK HYNIX INC | — | $79.83M | 1.26% |
| ROCHE HLDG-GENUS | — | $66.71M | 1.05% |
| BABA-W | — | $64.61M | 1.02% |
| NOVARTIS AG-REG | — | $64.35M | 1.01% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | — | $62.93M | 0.99% |
| NESTLE SA-REG | — | $55.08M | 0.87% |
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | — | $53.50M | 0.84% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026How 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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND · VTIAX, VGTSX, VTSNX, VXUS, VTPSX, VTISX | 73% | 0.05% |
| VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND · VEU, VFWSX, VFWPX, VFWAX | 72% | 0.03% |
| VANGUARD DEVELOPED MARKETS INDEX FUND · VTMGX, VTMNX, VEA, VDIPX, VDVIX | 67% | 0.02% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of December 19, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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