VSGXVanguard ESG International Stock ETF
Tracks the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2018
Annual Cost
0.10%
#429 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$6.8B
#386 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+22.0%
Track Record
8 years
#1,789 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,218+22.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Focus
ESG
Index tracked
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 15.8% of funddiversified
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
4.8%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
2.2%
ASML Holding NV
1.8%
SK hynix Inc
1.3%
Roche Holding AG
1.0%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
1.0%
Novartis AG
1.0%
AstraZeneca PLC
1.0%
Nestle SA
0.9%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.8%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.4%
Cash
1.5%
Other
0.1%
By sector
Financial Services
29.3%
Technology
24.7%
Consumer Cyclical
9.3%
Industrials
9.3%
Healthcare
9.2%
Basic Materials
5.3%
Consumer Defensive
4.9%
Communication
4.4%
Other
3.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
18.6%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-33.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.98Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.43Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to track large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks of companies in developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S., screened for environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria. Invests at least 80% of net assets in the Target Index, using sampling to maintain diversification.
- Inception date
- September 18, 2018
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-09-18