VINEX — Vanguard International Explorer Fund

Data updated: 2026-06-26

VINEX — Vanguard International Explorer Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Developed ex-US Materials Equity · $1.55B AUM · 0.46% expense ratio · 28.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.

VINEX Fund Overview

VINEX — Vanguard International Explorer Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard Whitehall Funds, categorised as Developed ex-US Materials 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 Whitehall Funds
  • Category: Developed ex-US Materials Equity
  • Assets under management: $1.55B
  • 1-year return: 28.7%
  • Ticker: VINEX
  • SEC CIK: 0001004655
  • SEC series ID: S000004407
  • Share class ID: C000012165

VINEX Holdings

Top 10 holdings of Vanguard International Explorer 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 Fund2.56%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund1.80%
Arcadis NV1.45%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF1.30%
BAWAG Group AG1.04%
Chroma ATE Inc0.99%
MISUMI Group Inc0.95%
Mebuki Financial Group Inc0.83%
Unimicron Technology Corp0.77%
Kokusai Electric Corp0.77%

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VINEX Portfolio Allocation

Asset-class allocation of Vanguard International Explorer Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.

Asset classAllocation
Equity96.2%
Cash & Equivalents4.9%
Derivatives0.1%

VINEX Performance

Total returns for VINEX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.

PeriodTotal return
YTD8.4%
1 year28.7%
3 years (annualised)13.3%
5 years (annualised)3.4%

VINEX Risk Information

Risk metrics for VINEX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.7%

VINEX Costs and Fees

VINEX costs about $46 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

  • Net expense ratio: 0.46%
  • Gross expense ratio: 0.46%
  • Portfolio turnover: 92%
  • Brokerage commissions: 18.82 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

VINEX Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard International Explorer Fund had net outflows of $50.83M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

MonthNet flow
2026-04−$12.12M
2026-03−$13.23M
2026-02$3.33M
2026-01−$6.69M
2025-12$36.74M
2025-11−$4.13M

VINEX Debt Constituents

No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard International Explorer Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

VINEX Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official Vanguard International Explorer 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.