Vanguard European Stock Index Fund (VGK)

Key Metrics

TER 0.06% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 38,509 M

Inception date March 4, 2005

Holdings 1,245

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider Vanguard

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

1 Year +9.2% +2.9% Div

3 Years (avg.) +15.7% +2.9% Div

5 Years (avg.) +4.7% +2.9% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

Volatility

15.24% 1 Year

15.26% 3 Years

17.79% 5 Years

18.42% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-12.50% 1 Year

-14.65% 3 Years

-35.00% 5 Years

-41.57% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.31 1 Year

0.70 3 Years

0.10 5 Years

0.19 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	-16.1%	-2.1%	4.4%	0.9%	-0.2%	-0.5%	2.5%	-0.4%	1.8%	1.8%	2.7%	0.7%	1.7%	1.5%	3.3%
2012		14.1%	16.5%	7.3%	4.3%	2.9%	6.0%	2.1%	4.3%	4.1%	4.8%	2.3%	3.3%	3.0%	4.9%
2013			19.0%	4.1%	1.2%	0.3%	4.4%	0.2%	3.0%	2.9%	3.8%	1.2%	2.4%	2.2%	4.2%
2014				-8.9%	-6.7%	-5.3%	1.1%	-3.1%	0.6%	0.8%	2.1%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.8%	3.1%
2015					-4.3%	-3.4%	4.7%	-1.6%	2.6%	2.5%	3.8%	0.5%	2.0%	1.8%	4.2%
2016						-2.5%	9.5%	-0.7%	4.4%	3.9%	5.2%	1.2%	2.8%	2.5%	5.1%
2017							23.0%	0.2%	6.8%	5.5%	6.8%	1.9%	3.6%	3.1%	6.0%
2018								-18.3%	-0.5%	0.3%	3.1%	-1.9%	0.7%	0.6%	4.1%
2019									21.2%	11.2%	11.4%	2.7%	5.0%	4.1%	7.7%
2020										1.9%	6.8%	-2.8%	1.3%	1.0%	5.6%
2021											11.8%	-5.1%	1.1%	0.8%	6.4%
2022												-19.5%	-3.9%	-2.7%	5.1%
2023													14.9%	7.0%	14.9%
2024														-0.3%	14.8%
2025															32.3%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

22%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

25%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

28%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

14%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

0.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

48.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

51.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Sectors

Manufacturing	14.3%
Health Technology	6.3%
Finance and Insurance	6.1%
Consumer Non-Durables	5.6%
Finance	4.4%
Information	2.8%
Producer Manufacturing	2.7%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	2.5%
Energy	1.1%
Transportation and Warehousing	1.0%
Financial Services	0.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	0.6%
Healthcare	0.5%
Industrials	0.5%
Electronic Technology	0.4%
Retail Trade	0.4%
Technology	0.3%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	0.2%
Communications	0.2%
Transportation	0.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	0.1%
Utilities	0.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	0.1%
Process Industries	0.1%
Non-Energy Minerals	0.0%
Consumer Services	0.0%
Consumer Durables	0.0%
Construction	0.0%
Other	48.9%

Countries

United Kingdom	23.0%
Switzerland	13.7%
France	13.6%
Germany	12.9%
Netherlands	8.3%
Spain	6.1%
Italy	5.6%
Sweden	5.5%
Denmark	2.6%
Finland	1.9%
Belgium	1.9%
Norway	1.5%
Poland	1.1%
Austria	0.8%
Greece	0.6%
Ireland	0.6%
Portugal	0.4%
Other	0.0%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

ASML Holding NV - New York Shares

ASML - Manufacturing

Market Cap $2.32T

P/E Ratio 38.2

Dividends 0.6%

Total Investment $1.52B

Weight 3.95%

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HSBC Holdings plc - ADR

HSBC - Finance

Market Cap $278.27B

P/E Ratio 11.5

Dividends 4.1%

Total Investment $874.44M

Weight 2.27%

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Roche Holding AG

RHHVF - Health Technology

Market Cap $279.27B

P/E Ratio 26.3

Dividends 2.4%

Total Investment $735.73M

Weight 1.91%

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Novartis AG - ADR

NVS - Health Technology

Market Cap $58.6B

P/E Ratio 30.8

Dividends 2.8%

Total Investment $698.17M

Weight 1.81%

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Nestle SA - ADR

NSRGY - Consumer Non-Durables

Market Cap $67.43B

P/E Ratio 30.4

Dividends 3.5%

Total Investment $615.6M

Weight 1.60%

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Astrazeneca plc - ADR

AZN - Health Technology

Market Cap $2.89T

P/E Ratio 25.9

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $610.54M

Weight 1.59%

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Siemens AG - ADR

SIEGY - Producer Manufacturing

Market Cap $25.38B

P/E Ratio 25.4

Dividends 1.9%

Total Investment $575.29M

Weight 1.49%

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc - ADR (Representing Ordinary Shares - Class A)

RDS.A - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $0

P/E Ratio 8.4

Dividends 3.1%

Total Investment $560.29M

Weight 1.45%

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Banco Santander S.A. - ADR

SAN - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $706.62B

P/E Ratio 10.0

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $492.31M

Weight 1.28%

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Sap SE - ADR

SAP - Information

Market Cap $21.96B

P/E Ratio 30.1

Dividends 1.2%

Total Investment $451.57M

Weight 1.17%

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Schneider Electric SE - ADR

SBGSY - Manufacturing

Market Cap $143.08B

P/E Ratio 28.9

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $436.33M

Weight 1.13%

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TotalEnergies SE - ADR

TTE - Energy

Market Cap $173.44B

P/E Ratio 8.9

Dividends 4.2%

Total Investment $405.79M

Weight 1.05%

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UBS Group AG - Registered Shares

UBS - Finance

Market Cap $98.37B

P/E Ratio 15.9

Dividends 2.1%

Total Investment $395.54M

Weight 1.03%

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. - ADR

BBVA - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $128.34B

P/E Ratio 11.6

Dividends 4.1%

Total Investment $377.41M

Weight 0.98%

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ABB Ltd. - ADR

ABB - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.52T

P/E Ratio 30.2

Dividends 1.3%

Total Investment $365.66M

Weight 0.95%

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Novo Nordisk - ADR

NVO - Manufacturing

Market Cap $61.5B

P/E Ratio 10.9

Dividends 4.2%

Total Investment $360.31M

Weight 0.94%

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UniCredit S.p.A.

UNCRY - Financial Services

Market Cap $554.77B

P/E Ratio 11.2

Dividends 3.8%

Total Investment $340.75M

Weight 0.88%

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Airbus SE

EADSF - Manufacturing

Market Cap $163.08B

P/E Ratio 26.5

Dividends 1.5%

Total Investment $328.39M

Weight 0.85%

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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

LVMHF - Consumer Non-Durables

Market Cap $181.41B

P/E Ratio 18.4

Dividends 3.2%

Total Investment $324.35M

Weight 0.84%

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Safran SA - ADR

SAFRY - Manufacturing

Market Cap $127.1B

P/E Ratio 32.9

Dividends 1.1%

Total Investment $323.94M

Weight 0.84%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

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Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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