VFWSX — Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
VFWSX — Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $90.68B AUM · 0.05% expense ratio · 33.5% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VFWSX Fund Overview
VFWSX — Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard International Equity Index Funds, categorised as Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
- Category: Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $90.68B
- 1-year return: 33.5%
- Ticker: VFWSX
- SEC CIK: 0000857489
- SEC series ID: S000015871
- Share class ID: C000043573
VFWSX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 4.28% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 1.81% |
| ASML Holding NV | 1.43% |
| SK hynix Inc | 1.23% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 1.04% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 0.96% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.80% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 0.75% |
| Roche Holding AG | 0.73% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 0.72% |
VFWSX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.8% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.5% |
VFWSX Performance
Total returns for VFWSX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 10.1% |
| 1 year | 33.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 17.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.8% |
VFWSX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VFWSX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.7%
VFWSX Costs and Fees
VFWSX costs about $5 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.05%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.05%
- Portfolio turnover: 6%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.40 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VFWSX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund had net inflows of $9.47B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $238.58M |
| 2026-03 | $900.65M |
| 2026-02 | $2.36B |
| 2026-01 | $1.27B |
| 2025-12 | $1.34B |
| 2025-11 | $377.48M |
VFWSX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VFWSX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index 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.