VGWLX — Vanguard Global Wellington Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-29
VGWLX — Vanguard Global Wellington Fund. Global (incl. US) Large Cap Value Equity · $3.16B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VGWLX Fund Overview
VGWLX — Vanguard Global Wellington Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard World Fund, categorised as Global (incl. US) Large Cap Value 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 World Fund
- Category: Global (incl. US) Large Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $3.16B
- 1-year return: 22.3%
- Ticker: VGWLX
- SEC CIK: 0000052848
- SEC series ID: S000059219
- Share class ID: C000194071
VGWLX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Global Wellington Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 2.87% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.54% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.25% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 1.96% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 1.95% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.63% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 1.50% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.43% |
| MediaTek Inc | 1.33% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 1.30% |
VGWLX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Global Wellington Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 65.7% |
| Fixed Income | 27.1% |
| Securitized | 3.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.1% |
| Other | 0.2% |
VGWLX Performance
Total returns for VGWLX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 10.6% |
| 1 year | 22.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 14.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.4% |
VGWLX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VGWLX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 9.0%
VGWLX Costs and Fees
VGWLX costs about $43 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.43%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.43%
- Portfolio turnover: 74%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.29 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VGWLX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-05, Vanguard Global Wellington Fund had net inflows of $270.44M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | $14.60M |
| 2026-04 | −$5.01M |
| 2026-03 | $23.85M |
| 2026-02 | $71.10M |
| 2026-01 | $22.05M |
| 2025-12 | $117.09M |
VGWLX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Global Wellington Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe | 0.76% |
| Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe | 0.69% |
| Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe | 0.67% |
| Bundesobligation | 0.52% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.49% |
| Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe | 0.30% |
| Hyundai Capital America | 0.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.28% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.26% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.25% |
VGWLX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Global Wellington Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-12-20
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-12-22
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-06-30
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-07-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-04-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-01-28
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-11-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-11-12
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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.