Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK)
| 52.51 Data as of May 17 |  +0.38 / +0.73%Today’s Change | 38.47 Today|||52-Week Range 52.76 | +7.51% Year-to-Date |
Investment Objective
The investment 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. The fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Developed Europe Index. The FTSE Developed Europe Index is made up of approximately 511 common stocks of companies located in 17 European countries-mostly companies in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and Germany.
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Performance
| 1 month | +8.19% | 3 years | +12.07% | |
| 3 months | +5.18% | 5 years | -2.06% | |
| 1 year | +34.20% | Since inception | +4.40% |
Data through 05/18/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $52.13 |
| Open day’s range | 52.07 – 52.52 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 52.33 (05/17/2013) |
| Daily volume | 1,291,694 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 2,190,114 |
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 05/17/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. Europe stock ETFs
| VGK | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | -2.06% | -4.25% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.12% | 0.49% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.06 | -0.02 |
| Net assets | $10.3B | $1.0B |
| Average market cap | $41.1B | $29.3B |
| Average P/E | 12.1 | 14.5 |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.59% |
Competitors
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Financial service | 20.66% |
| Industrial materials | 19.04% |
| Consumer goods | 16.65% |
| Energy | 11.21% |
| Healthcare | 9.96% |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- Nestle SA | 3.16% |
| -- HSBC Holdings PLC | 2.66% |
| -- Novartis AG | 2.25% |
| -- Roche Holding AG | 2.22% |
| -- Vodafone Group PLC | 1.90% |
| -- BP PLC | 1.81% |
| -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A | 1.66% |
| -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 1.56% |
| -- Sanofi | 1.56% |
| -- British American Tobacco PLC | 1.41% |