Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares (VESIX)

Fund Assets	22.62B
Expense Ratio	0.06%
Min. Investment	$5,000,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	1.22
Dividend Yield	3.22%
Dividend Growth	12.96%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 20, 2024

Previous Close	37.72
YTD Return	9.79%
1-Year Return	8.13%
5-Year Return	75.71%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	1286
Inception Date	May 15, 2000

About VESIX

The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares (VESIX) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe. VESIX employs an indexing investment approach by investing all of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Europe Stock
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VESIX
• Share Class: Institutional Shares
• Index: FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Net Tax (US RIC) TR

Performance

VESIX had a total return of 8.13% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.66%, including dividends.

Equivalent ETF

VESIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VGK, the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.06% compared to 0.06% for VESIX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
VGK	Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF	0.06%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VEUPX	Institutional Plus Shares	0.05%
VEUSX	Admiral Shares	0.08%
VEURX	Investor Shares	0.24%

Top 10 Holdings

18.48% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
SAP SE	SAP	2.45%
ASML Holding N.V.	ASML	2.36%
Novo Nordisk A/S	NOVO.B	2.11%
Nestlé S.A.	NESN	1.77%
Roche Holding AG	ROG	1.76%
AstraZeneca PLC	AZN	1.70%
Novartis AG	NOVN	1.69%
Shell plc	SHEL	1.65%
HSBC Holdings plc	HSBA	1.54%
LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne	MC	1.46%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 20, 2024	$0.3836	Dec 23, 2024
Sep 20, 2024	$0.0912	Sep 23, 2024
Jun 21, 2024	$0.5503	Jun 24, 2024
Mar 15, 2024	$0.1975	Mar 18, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$0.2438	Dec 18, 2023
Sep 15, 2023	$0.1391	Sep 18, 2023