Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-Us Index Fund (VFWAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Foreign Large Blend

Fund Family Vanguard

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US9219377366

CUSIP 921937736

Inception Date 2007-03-02

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End October

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $51.21 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $8.02 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.08%

Expense Ratio Date 2023-02-27

Dividend Yield 0.03%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 18.74%

1-Year Return 16.74%

3-Year Return 13.69%

5-Year Return 9.14%

NAV $41.93

Previous Close Price $45.15

Last Update 2025-09-30

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.03%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE All-World ex US Index. The advisor 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.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 46799.09%

Giant 49.63%

Large 33.94%

Medium 12.36%

Micro 0.04%

Small 0.48%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 6.07%

Cash-Flow Growth % 13.19%

Dividend Yield % 3.31%

Historical Earnings % 5.32%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.67%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.07%	0.00%
Cash	2.22%	2.56%	0.35%	6.64%	0.00%
Non US Stock	96.99%	96.99%	0.00%	93.96%	99.13%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.17%	0.17%	0.00%	1.49%	0.18%
US Stock	0.63%	0.63%	0.00%	3.39%	0.68%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
TSMC	2.79%	-	-
NOVO NORDISK-B	0.91%	-	-
ASML HOLDING NV	1.01%	-	-
SAMSUNG ELECTRON	1.03%	-	-
TENCENT	1.14%	-	-
NESTLE SA-REG	0.76%	-	-
ASTRAZENECA PLC	0.73%	-	-
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund	0.83%	-	-
SHELL PLC	0.82%	-	-
SAP SE	1.05%	-	-
TOYOTA MOTOR	0.76%	-	-
ROCHE HLDG-GENUS	0.76%	-	-
NOVARTIS AG-REG	0.73%	-	-

See the full breakdown of VFWAX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	3.09%	11.99%	99.88%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	3.09%	0.85%	0.01%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	3.09%	77.34%	0.11%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	3.09%	5.59%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	3.09%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	3.09%	4.23%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	6.07%	5.73%	0.00%	5.99%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	10.23%	9.52%	0.00%	9.69%
Cyclical	Financial Services	24.29%	23.26%	0.00%	24.71%
Cyclical	Real Estate	2.39%	1.51%	0.00%	1.77%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	6.65%	7.46%	0.00%	6.60%
Defensive	Healthcare	8.40%	10.12%	0.00%	8.07%
Defensive	Utilities	3.09%	2.78%	0.00%	3.21%
Sensitive	Communication Services	6.00%	6.17%	0.00%	6.15%
Sensitive	Energy	4.52%	3.84%	0.00%	4.79%
Sensitive	Industrials	15.27%	17.22%	0.00%	15.21%
Sensitive	Technology	13.09%	12.40%	0.00%	13.81%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	1.18%	2.03%	1.97%
Americas	North America	8.48%	7.38%	8.52%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	6.87%	10.11%	11.23%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	5.89%	15.78%	16.04%
Greater Asia	Australasia	4.28%	4.76%	4.39%
Greater Asia	Japan	18.05%	15.83%	14.56%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	1.13%	3.45%	3.60%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	40.51%	30.98%	30.06%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.20%	0.69%	0.58%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	13.42%	9.00%	9.06%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-20	$0.581	$0.581	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-09-20	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	2024-09-19	2024-09-23	Quarterly
2024-06-21	$0.281	$0.281	USD	-	2024-06-20	2024-06-24	Quarterly
2024-03-15	$0.130	$0.130	USD	-	2024-03-14	2024-03-18	Quarterly
2023-12-15	$0.521	$0.521	USD	-	2023-12-14	2023-12-18	Quarterly
2023-09-15	$0.183	$0.183	USD	-	2023-09-14	2023-09-18	Quarterly
2023-06-16	$0.373	$0.373	USD	-	2023-06-15	2023-06-20	Quarterly
2023-03-17	$0.068	$0.068	USD	-	2023-03-16	2023-03-20	Quarterly
2022-12-16	$0.382	$0.382	USD	2022-12-16	2022-12-15	2022-12-19	Quarterly
2022-09-16	$0.159	$0.159	USD	2022-09-16	2022-09-15	2022-09-19	Quarterly
2022-06-17	$0.356	$0.356	USD	2022-06-17	2022-06-16	2022-06-21	Quarterly
2022-03-18	$0.062	$0.062	USD	2022-03-18	2022-03-17	2022-03-21	Monthly
2021-12-17	$0.521	$0.521	USD	2021-12-16	2021-12-16	2021-12-20	Quarterly
2021-09-17	$0.223	$0.223	USD	2021-09-16	2021-09-16	2021-09-20	Quarterly
2021-06-18	$0.313	$0.313	USD	2021-06-18	2021-06-17	2021-06-21	Quarterly
2021-03-19	$0.099	$0.099	USD	2021-03-19	2021-03-18	2021-03-22	Quarterly
2020-12-18	$0.278	$0.278	USD	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	2020-12-21	Quarterly
2020-09-18	$0.210	$0.210	USD	2020-09-17	2020-09-17	2020-09-21	Quarterly
2020-06-19	$0.156	$0.156	USD	2020-06-18	2020-06-18	2020-06-22	Quarterly
2020-03-20	$0.071	$0.071	USD	2020-03-19	2020-03-19	2020-03-23	Quarterly
2019-12-20	$0.359	$0.359	USD	2019-12-19	2019-12-19	2019-12-23	Quarterly
2019-09-23	$0.200	$0.200	USD	2019-09-23	2019-09-20	2019-09-24	Quarterly
2019-06-14	$0.358	$0.358	USD	2019-06-13	2019-06-13	2019-06-17	Quarterly
2019-03-22	$0.110	$0.110	USD	2019-03-21	2019-03-21	2019-03-25	Quarterly
2018-12-21	$0.272	$0.272	USD	2018-12-20	2018-12-20	2018-12-24	Quarterly
2018-09-25	$0.170	$0.170	USD	2018-09-24	2018-09-24	2018-09-26	Quarterly
2018-06-21	$0.381	$0.381	USD	2018-06-20	2018-06-20	2018-06-22	Quarterly
2018-03-23	$0.097	$0.097	USD	2018-03-22	2018-03-22	2018-03-26	Quarterly
2017-12-20	$0.288	$0.288	USD	2017-12-19	2017-12-19	2017-12-21	Quarterly
2017-09-19	$0.186	$0.186	USD	2017-09-18	2017-09-18	2017-09-20	Quarterly
2017-06-20	$0.336	$0.336	USD	2017-06-19	2017-06-19	2017-06-21	Quarterly
2017-03-21	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2017-03-20	2017-03-20	2017-03-22	Quarterly
2016-12-19	$0.232	$0.232	USD	2016-12-16	2016-12-16	2016-12-20	Quarterly
2016-09-12	$0.158	$0.158	USD	2016-09-09	2016-09-09	2016-09-13	Quarterly
2016-06-13	$0.330	$0.330	USD	2016-06-10	2016-06-10	2016-06-14	Quarterly
2016-03-14	$0.092	$0.092	USD	2016-03-11	2016-03-11	2016-03-15	Quarterly
2015-12-18	$0.209	$0.209	USD	2015-12-17	2015-12-17	2015-12-21	Quarterly
2015-09-24	$0.142	$0.142	USD	2015-09-23	2015-09-23	2015-09-25	Quarterly
2015-06-25	$0.346	$0.346	USD	2015-06-24	2015-06-24	2015-06-26	Quarterly
2015-03-24	$0.101	$0.101	USD	2015-03-23	2015-03-23	2015-03-25	Quarterly
2014-12-19	$0.237	$0.237	USD	2014-12-18	2014-12-18	2014-12-22	Quarterly
2014-09-23	$0.168	$0.168	USD	2014-09-22	2014-09-22	2014-09-24	Quarterly
2014-06-23	$0.380	$0.380	USD	2014-06-20	2014-06-20	2014-06-24	Quarterly
2014-03-24	$0.244	$0.244	USD	2014-03-21	2014-03-21	2014-03-25	Quarterly
2013-12-19	$0.241	$0.241	USD	2013-12-18	2013-12-18	2013-12-20	Quarterly
2013-09-20	$0.137	$0.137	USD	2013-09-19	2013-09-19	2013-09-23	Quarterly
2013-06-21	$0.376	$0.376	USD	2013-06-20	2013-06-20	2013-06-24	Quarterly
2013-03-21	$0.086	$0.086	USD	2013-03-20	2013-03-20	2013-03-22	Quarterly
2012-12-19	$0.343	$0.343	USD	2012-12-18	2012-12-18	2012-12-20	Annual
2012-09-21	$0.493	$0.493	USD	-	2012-09-20	2012-09-24	Annual
2011-12-20	$0.868	$0.868	USD	-	2011-12-19	2011-12-21	Other

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