VESGX — Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
VESGX — Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Global (incl. US) Thematic Equity · $1.48B AUM · 0.44% expense ratio · 17.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VESGX Fund Overview
VESGX — Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard Specialized Funds, categorised as Global (incl. US) Thematic Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Vanguard Specialized Funds
- Category: Global (incl. US) Thematic Equity
- Assets under management: $1.48B
- 1-year return: 17.3%
- Ticker: VESGX
- SEC CIK: 0000734383
- SEC series ID: S000065529
- Share class ID: C000211921
VESGX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 6.20% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 4.68% |
| Visa Inc | 4.06% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 3.54% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 3.32% |
| Compass Group PLC | 3.19% |
| Arista Networks Inc | 2.99% |
| ASML Holding NV | 2.96% |
| AIA Group Ltd | 2.96% |
| Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 2.95% |
VESGX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.2% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.6% |
VESGX Performance
Total returns for VESGX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 4.9% |
| 1 year | 17.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 13.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 9.6% |
VESGX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VESGX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.3%
VESGX Costs and Fees
VESGX costs about $44 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.44%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.44%
- Portfolio turnover: 47%
- Brokerage commissions: 2.02 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VESGX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund had net outflows of $29.85M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$21.30M |
| 2026-03 | $3.40M |
| 2026-02 | −$1.36M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.64M |
| 2025-12 | $13.95M |
| 2025-11 | −$14.34M |
VESGX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VESGX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.