About VEURX
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares is a mutual fund designed to provide broad exposure to developed European equity markets. Its primary function is to track the performance of the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index, a market-capitalization-weighted index comprising a diverse selection of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies across major developed European countries. The fund employs a passive, indexing approach, aiming to replicate the composition and returns of the benchmark by investing in all, or substantially all, of its constituent stocks in similar proportions.
This fund is characterized by its wide diversification—holding over a thousand stocks across sectors such as healthcare, technology, consumer goods, energy, and financial services. Notable holdings typically include leading European firms such as Novo Nordisk, ASML Holding, Nestlé, and LVMH. With a low expense ratio, the fund offers investors a cost-efficient way to gain access to the performance of developed European equities. Its role in the financial market centers on serving long-term investors as a core holding for international diversification within a global portfolio, providing exposure to the economic dynamics of the European region.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Europe Stock
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VEURX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Net Tax (US RIC) TR
VEURX had a total return of 19.65% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 7.67%.
