Investment objective & strategy
As of April 29, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region.
Strategy. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index (the Index), a market-capitalization-weighted index that as of December 31, 2024, is made up of approximately 3,909 common stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region. The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index (the Index), a market-capitalization-weighted index that as of December 31, 2024, is made up of approximately 3,909 common stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region. The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMSUNG ELECTRON | — | $5.32B | 1.88% |
| ASML HOLDING NV | — | $4.99B | 1.77% |
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | — | $3.03B | 1.07% |
| SK HYNIX INC | — | $2.97B | 1.05% |
| NOVARTIS AG-REG | — | $2.85B | 1.01% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | — | $2.84B | 1.01% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PL | — | $2.73B | 0.97% |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | — | $2.72B | 0.96% |
| SHELL PLC | — | $2.55B | 0.90% |
| NESTLE SA-REG | — | $2.44B | 0.87% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 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 | 72% | 0.05% |
| VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND · VEU, VFWSX, VFWPX, VFWAX | 72% | 0.03% |
| SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex- US ETF · SPDW | 72% | 0.03% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of April 29, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 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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