VGKVanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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.
By Vanguard · Launched 2005
Annual Cost
0.06%
#308 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$38.1B
#91 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+20.9%
Track Record
21 years
#225 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,281+22.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 17.9% of fund✓ well diversified
ASML Holding NV
3.6%
Roche Holding AG
2.0%
HSBC Holdings PLC
1.9%
Novartis AG
1.8%
AstraZeneca PLC
1.8%
Nestle SA
1.5%
Siemens AG
1.4%
SAP SE
1.3%
Shell PLC
1.3%
Banco Santander SA
1.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.8%
Cash
0.9%
Other
0.3%
By sector
Financial Services
23.5%
Industrials
20.3%
Healthcare
12.5%
Technology
8.5%
Consumer Defensive
7.9%
Consumer Cyclical
7.0%
Basic Materials
5.5%
Energy
5.4%
Other
9.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
15.8%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-37.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.83Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.22Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- 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.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index. Invests at least 80% of net assets in the stocks that make up the Target Index.
- Inception date
- March 4, 2005
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-06-19