VGK — Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
VGK — Vanguard European Stock Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Europe Industrials Equity · $37.80B AUM · 0.06% expense ratio · 23.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VGK Fund Overview
VGK — Vanguard European Stock Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard International Equity Index Funds, categorised as Europe Industrials 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: Europe Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $37.80B
- 1-year return: 23.3%
- Ticker: VGK
- SEC CIK: 0000857489
- SEC series ID: S000005787
- Share class ID: C000015906
VGK Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard European Stock Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | 3.61% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 2.03% |
| Roche Holding AG | 1.84% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 1.83% |
| Novartis AG | 1.83% |
| Nestle SA | 1.68% |
| Shell PLC | 1.52% |
| Siemens AG | 1.40% |
| Banco Santander SA | 1.15% |
| Allianz SE | 1.12% |
VGK Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard European Stock Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.7% |
VGK Performance
Total returns for VGK (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 5.1% |
| 1 year | 23.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 15.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 9.3% |
VGK Risk Information
Risk metrics for VGK, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.8%
VGK Costs and Fees
VGK costs about $6 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.06%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.06%
- Portfolio turnover: 5%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.21 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VGK Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard European Stock Index Fund had net inflows of $1.75B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$1.02B |
| 2026-03 | −$731.89M |
| 2026-02 | $582.02M |
| 2026-01 | $277.66M |
| 2025-12 | $300.58M |
| 2025-11 | $68.76M |
VGK Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard European Stock Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VGK Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard European Stock 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.