VSSVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Tracks the performance of the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2009
Annual Cost
0.06%
#169 of 5,853 · low cost
Fund Size
$13.8B
#212 of 5,853 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+16.0%
Track Record
17 years
#649 of 5,853 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,623+16.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Small
Strategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 8.7% of fund✓ well diversified
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
6.4%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.3%
Aritzia Inc
0.3%
Accelleron Industries AG
0.3%
Finning International Inc
0.3%
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
0.2%
Macronix International Co Ltd
0.2%
Hudbay Minerals Inc
0.2%
Games Workshop Group PLC
0.2%
WinWay Technology Co Ltd
0.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
93.6%
Cash
6.2%
Other
0.2%
By sector
Industrials
21.2%
Technology
16.2%
Basic Materials
12.4%
Financial Services
11.4%
Consumer Cyclical
10.1%
Real Estate
8.0%
Healthcare
6.7%
Energy
4.4%
Other
9.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
16.2%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-43.5%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.63Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.91Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to track the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index, investing at least 80% of net assets in stocks of international small-cap companies. Uses sampling to approximate the full index in terms of key risk factors and characteristics.
- Inception date
- April 2, 2009
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-02