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

Fund Information

Fund Category Foreign Large Blend

Fund Family Vanguard

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US9220427838

CUSIP 922042783

Inception Date -

Domicile -

Country USA

Fiscal Year End -

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $37.31 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $-

Expense Ratio 0.05%

Expense Ratio Date -

Dividend Yield 0.03%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 20.60%

1-Year Return 20.24%

3-Year Return 14.27%

5-Year Return 9.79%

NAV $134.97

Previous Close Price $143.14

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 48462.85%

Giant 50.31%

Large 33.45%

Medium 12.00%

Micro 0.03%

Small 0.44%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 6.08%

Cash-Flow Growth % 13.93%

Dividend Yield % 3.31%

Historical Earnings % 5.12%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.69%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.07%	0.00%
Cash	2.42%	2.83%	0.41%	6.64%	0.00%
Non US Stock	96.69%	96.69%	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	0.71%	0.71%	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 VFWSX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	3.10%	11.99%	99.29%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	3.10%	0.85%	0.01%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	3.10%	77.34%	0.70%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	3.10%	5.59%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	3.10%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	3.10%	4.23%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	6.04%	5.73%	0.00%	5.99%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	9.92%	9.52%	0.00%	9.69%
Cyclical	Financial Services	24.35%	23.26%	0.00%	24.71%
Cyclical	Real Estate	2.36%	1.51%	0.00%	1.77%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	6.32%	7.46%	0.00%	6.60%
Defensive	Healthcare	8.14%	10.12%	0.00%	8.07%
Defensive	Utilities	3.10%	2.78%	0.00%	3.21%
Sensitive	Communication Services	6.08%	6.17%	0.00%	6.15%
Sensitive	Energy	4.54%	3.84%	0.00%	4.79%
Sensitive	Industrials	15.32%	17.22%	0.00%	15.21%
Sensitive	Technology	13.83%	12.40%	0.00%	13.81%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	1.18%	1.98%	1.97%
Americas	North America	8.48%	7.45%	8.52%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	6.87%	10.84%	11.23%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	5.89%	16.01%	16.04%
Greater Asia	Australasia	4.28%	4.75%	4.39%
Greater Asia	Japan	18.05%	15.38%	14.56%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	1.13%	3.53%	3.60%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	40.51%	30.56%	30.06%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.20%	0.72%	0.58%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	13.42%	8.79%	9.06%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-20	$1.850	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2024-09-20	$0.484	$0.484	USD	-	2024-09-19	2024-09-23	Quarterly
2024-06-21	$0.901	$0.901	USD	-	2024-06-20	2024-06-24	Quarterly
2024-03-15	$0.421	$0.421	USD	-	2024-03-14	2024-03-18	Quarterly
2023-12-15	$1.659	$1.659	USD	-	2023-12-14	2023-12-18	Quarterly
2023-09-15	$0.589	$0.589	USD	-	2023-09-14	2023-09-18	Quarterly
2023-06-16	$1.190	$1.190	USD	-	2023-06-15	2023-06-20	Quarterly
2023-03-17	$0.224	$0.224	USD	-	2023-03-16	2023-03-20	Quarterly
2022-12-16	$1.217	$1.217	USD	2022-12-16	2022-12-15	2022-12-19	Quarterly
2022-09-16	$0.513	$0.513	USD	2022-09-16	2022-09-15	2022-09-19	Quarterly
2022-06-17	$1.136	$1.136	USD	2022-06-17	2022-06-16	2022-06-21	Quarterly
2022-03-18	$0.206	$0.206	USD	2022-03-18	2022-03-17	2022-03-21	Monthly
2021-12-17	$1.660	$1.660	USD	2021-12-16	2021-12-16	2021-12-20	Quarterly
2021-09-17	$0.717	$0.717	USD	2021-09-16	2021-09-16	2021-09-20	Quarterly
2021-06-18	$1.000	$1.000	USD	2021-06-18	2021-06-17	2021-06-21	Quarterly
2021-03-19	$0.323	$0.323	USD	2021-03-19	2021-03-18	2021-03-22	Quarterly
2020-12-18	$0.890	$0.890	USD	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	2020-12-21	Quarterly
2020-09-18	$0.673	$0.673	USD	2020-09-17	2020-09-17	2020-09-21	Quarterly
2020-06-19	$0.500	$0.500	USD	2020-06-18	2020-06-18	2020-06-22	Quarterly
2020-03-20	$0.232	$0.232	USD	2020-03-20	2020-03-19	2020-03-23	Quarterly
2019-12-20	$1.144	$1.144	USD	2019-12-19	2019-12-19	2019-12-23	Quarterly
2019-09-23	$0.642	$0.642	USD	2019-09-23	2019-09-20	2019-09-24	Quarterly
2019-06-14	$1.141	$1.141	USD	2019-06-13	2019-06-13	2019-06-17	Quarterly
2019-03-22	$0.355	$0.355	USD	2019-03-21	2019-03-21	2019-03-25	Quarterly
2018-12-21	$0.878	$0.878	USD	2018-12-20	2018-12-20	2018-12-24	Quarterly
2018-09-25	$0.548	$0.548	USD	2018-09-24	2018-09-24	2018-09-26	Quarterly
2018-06-21	$1.212	$1.212	USD	2018-06-20	2018-06-20	2018-06-22	Quarterly
2018-03-23	$0.310	$0.310	USD	2018-03-22	2018-03-22	2018-03-26	Quarterly
2017-12-20	$0.916	$0.916	USD	2017-12-19	2017-12-19	2017-12-21	Quarterly
2017-09-19	$0.592	$0.592	USD	2017-09-18	2017-09-18	2017-09-20	Quarterly
2017-06-20	$1.065	$1.065	USD	2017-06-19	2017-06-19	2017-06-21	Quarterly
2017-03-21	$0.306	$0.306	USD	2017-03-20	2017-03-20	2017-03-22	Quarterly
2016-12-19	$0.738	$0.738	USD	2016-12-16	2016-12-16	2016-12-20	Quarterly
2016-09-12	$0.499	$0.499	USD	2016-09-09	2016-09-09	2016-09-13	Quarterly
2016-06-13	$1.050	$1.050	USD	2016-06-10	2016-06-10	2016-06-14	Quarterly
2016-03-14	$0.295	$0.295	USD	2016-03-11	2016-03-11	2016-03-15	Quarterly
2015-12-18	$0.664	$0.664	USD	2015-12-17	2015-12-17	2015-12-21	Quarterly
2015-09-24	$0.456	$0.456	USD	2015-09-23	2015-09-23	2015-09-25	Quarterly
2015-06-25	$1.101	$1.101	USD	2015-06-24	2015-06-24	2015-06-26	Quarterly
2015-03-24	$0.325	$0.325	USD	2015-03-23	2015-03-23	2015-03-25	Quarterly
2014-12-19	$0.750	$0.750	USD	2014-12-18	2014-12-18	2014-12-22	Quarterly
2014-09-23	$0.533	$0.533	USD	2014-09-22	2014-09-22	2014-09-24	Quarterly
2014-06-23	$1.208	$1.208	USD	2014-06-20	2014-06-20	2014-06-24	Quarterly
2014-03-24	$0.779	$0.779	USD	2014-03-21	2014-03-21	2014-03-25	Quarterly
2013-12-19	$0.770	$0.770	USD	2013-12-18	2013-12-18	2013-12-20	Quarterly
2013-09-20	$0.441	$0.441	USD	2013-09-19	2013-09-19	2013-09-23	Quarterly
2013-06-21	$1.198	$1.198	USD	2013-06-20	2013-06-20	2013-06-24	Quarterly
2013-03-21	$0.277	$0.277	USD	2013-03-20	2013-03-20	2013-03-22	Quarterly
2012-12-19	$1.086	$1.086	USD	2012-12-18	2012-12-18	2012-12-20	Annual
2012-09-21	$1.583	$1.583	USD	-	2012-09-20	2012-09-24	Annual
2011-12-20	$2.740	$2.740	USD	-	2011-12-19	2011-12-21	Annual
2010-12-21	$2.072	$2.072	USD	-	2010-12-20	2010-12-22	Annual
2009-12-23	$1.758	$1.758	USD	-	2009-12-22	2009-12-24	Annual
2008-12-23	$1.593	$1.593	USD	-	2008-12-22	2008-12-24	Annual
2007-12-21	$1.044	$1.044	USD	-	2007-12-20	2007-12-24	Other

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