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%
#169 of 5,853 · low cost
Fund Size
$37.9B
#93 of 5,853 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+22.1%
Track Record
21 years
#219 of 5,853 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,882+28.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 18.0% of fund✓ well diversified
ASML Holding NV
3.6%
HSBC Holdings PLC
2.0%
Roche Holding AG
1.8%
AstraZeneca PLC
1.8%
Novartis AG
1.8%
Nestle SA
1.7%
Shell PLC
1.5%
Siemens AG
1.4%
Banco Santander SA
1.1%
Allianz SE
1.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.7%
Cash
1.0%
Other
0.3%
By sector
Financial Services
24.1%
Industrials
20.0%
Healthcare
12.6%
Technology
9.9%
Consumer Defensive
7.8%
Consumer Cyclical
7.0%
Basic Materials
5.2%
Energy
4.5%
Other
8.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
15.9%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-37.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.81Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.19Good downside protection
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 2026-08-02