Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund Admiral Shares (VFWAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
41.32
-0.38 (-0.91%)
Aug 1, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
-0.91%
Fund Assets68.03B
Expense Ratio0.08%
Min. Investment$3,000
Turnover5.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.13
Dividend Yield2.72%
Dividend Growth1.54%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 20, 2025
Previous Close41.70
YTD Return17.01%
1-Year Return13.81%
5-Year Return55.65%
52-Week Low33.82
52-Week High42.89
Beta (5Y)1.04
Holdings3853
Inception DateSep 27, 2011

About VFWAX

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.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Foreign Large Blend
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VFWAX
Share Class Admiral Shares
Index FTSE All World ex USA TR

Performance

VFWAX had a total return of 13.81% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.73%.

Equivalent ETF

VFWAX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VEU, the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.04% compared to 0.08% for VFWAX.

SymbolNameExpense Ratio
VEUVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund0.04%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VFWSXInstitutional Shares0.05%

Top 10 Holdings

10.64% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited23302.44%
Tencent Holdings Limited07001.23%
Slbbh1142n/a1.21%
SAP SESAP1.06%
ASML Holding N.V.ASML0.91%
Nestlé S.A.NESN0.87%
Alibaba Group Holding LimitedBABAF0.77%
Novartis AGNOVN0.73%
Novo Nordisk A/SNOVO.B0.72%
Roche Holding AGROG0.71%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 20, 2025$0.2875Jun 23, 2025
Mar 21, 2025$0.1149Mar 24, 2025
Dec 20, 2024$0.5808Dec 23, 2024
Sep 20, 2024$0.1498Sep 23, 2024
Jun 21, 2024$0.2814Jun 24, 2024
Mar 15, 2024$0.1304Mar 18, 2024
Full Dividend History