Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

About

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (US9220428745) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Spliced European Stock Index. With a expense ratio of 0.06%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 514 positions across 17 regions with 30.2B in assets.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 8.3 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 9.3 Tracking Difference: 9.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0
Diversification (45%) 6.6 Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 5.0 · Sector Concentration: 10.0
Liquidity (25%) 10.0 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker VGK
ISIN
Fund Size $30.2B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Mar 2005
Base Currency USD
Index Spliced European Stock Index
Asset Class Equities
Category Global Equity

Costs

9.3
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.06%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month -0.01%
3 Months +0.07%
6 Months +0.06%
1 Year +0.14%
3 Years +0.43%
5 Years +0.31%
10 Years +0.89%
YTD +0.01%
Since Inception +0.89%

Holdings

6.4
This fund holds 514 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
ASML Holding NV
3.93%
#2
HSBC Holdings PLC
2.02%
#3
Roche Holding AG
1.85%
#4
Novartis AG
1.81%
#5
AstraZeneca PLC
1.74%
#6
Nestle SA
1.64%
#7
Siemens AG
1.44%
#8
Shell PLC
1.38%
#9
SAP SE
1.17%
#10
Banco Santander SA
1.15%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 ASML Holding NV ASML 393.00%
2 HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA 202.00%
3 Roche Holding AG ROP 185.00%
4 Novartis AG NOVN 181.00%
5 AstraZeneca PLC AZN 174.00%
6 Nestle SA NESN 164.00%
7 Siemens AG SIE 144.00%
8 Shell PLC SHEL 138.00%
9 SAP SE SAP 117.00%
10 Banco Santander SA SAN 115.00%
11 Schneider Electric SE SU 107.00%
12 Allianz SE ALV 106.00%
13 ABB Ltd ABBN 104.00%
14 TotalEnergies SE TTE 100.00%
15 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC RR. 96.00%
16 UBS Group AG UBSG 93.00%
17 Iberdrola SA IBE 93.00%
18 Novo Nordisk A/S NOVO B 91.00%
19 Siemens Energy AG ENR 88.00%
20 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE MC 87.00%
21 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA BBVA 83.00%
22 British American Tobacco PLC BATS 82.00%
23 UniCredit SpA UCG 82.00%
24 Safran SA SAF 78.00%
25 Infineon Technologies AG IFX 77.00%
26 Airbus SE AIR 77.00%
27 Unilever PLC ULVR 76.00%
28 Deutsche Telekom AG DTE 72.00%
29 Cie Financiere Richemont SA CFR 71.00%
30 BP PLC BP. 69.00%
31 Rio Tinto PLC RIO 69.00%
32 BNP Paribas SA BNP 67.00%
33 Zurich Insurance Group AG ZURN 66.00%
34 Intesa Sanpaolo SpA ISP 65.00%
35 GSK PLC GSK 63.00%
36 Sanofi SA SAN 59.00%
37 ING Groep NV INGA 57.00%
38 Enel SpA ENEL 55.00%
39 Barclays PLC BARC 53.00%
40 Lloyds Banking Group PLC LLOY 51.00%
41 BAE Systems PLC BA. 51.00%
42 National Grid PLC NG. 50.00%
43 Glencore PLC GLEN 50.00%
44 MSCI EUROPE INDEX JUN 26 ZRPM6 49.00%
45 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ABI 48.00%
46 Nokia Oyj NOKIA 48.00%
47 AXA SA CS 46.00%
48 Vinci SA DG 46.00%
49 Air Liquide SA 45.00%
50 Investor AB INVE B 44.00%

Sectors

10.0
This fund is well-diversified across 12 sectors, with no single sector dominating.
 
Sector Weight
Financials 2242.00%
Industrials 1760.00%
Health Care 1144.00%
Unknown 952.00%
Technology 825.00%
Consumer Staples 749.00%
Consumer Discretionary 610.00%
Materials 550.00%
Energy 467.00%
Utilities 440.00%
Communication Services 272.00%
Real Estate 83.00%

Regions

5.0
This fund invests across 18 countries, though its geographic allocation deviates somewhat from the global market.
 
Country Weight
United Kingdom 2107.00%
France 1359.00%
Switzerland 1301.00%
Germany 1228.00%
UNKNOWN 840.00%
Netherlands 738.00%
Spain 541.00%
Italy 482.00%
Sweden 467.00%
Denmark 244.00%
Finland 178.00%
Belgium 168.00%
Norway 107.00%
Poland 73.00%
Austria 55.00%
Ireland 54.00%
Portugal 29.00%
United States 29.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
57.1%
Volatility
-11.4%
Max Drawdown
10.62
Sharpe Ratio
17.01
Sortino Ratio
53.26
Calmar Ratio
0.37
Beta
2.63%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.262
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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