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: Oct 15, 2026

1 Year +7.2% +3.0% Div

3 Years (avg.) +13.9% +3.0% Div

5 Years (avg.) +4.7% +3.0% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Volatility

15.09% 1 Year

15.29% 3 Years

17.78% 5 Years

18.41% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-12.50% 1 Year

-14.65% 3 Years

-35.00% 5 Years

-41.57% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.20 1 Year

0.61 3 Years

0.10 5 Years

0.18 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Oct 15, 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: Oct 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

23%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

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

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

27%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

19%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

11%

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

0.6%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

50.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

49.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

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

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Oct 11, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$4.35T	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	2.50%	1.22%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	0.76	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	24.47	37.37
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-48.55	-
Profitable Companies	99%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	21.8	9.23
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	3.99	6.04
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	6.2	6.05

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	30.69	12.34
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	14.02	4.76
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.23	0.06
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	1.21	-0.58
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	15.99%	25.03%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+9.1%	+61.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	26.89%	34.98%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	8.88%	14.50%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	18.58%	23.15%

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	21.2%
Switzerland	14.5%
Germany	13.1%
France	12.9%
Netherlands	9.2%
Spain	5.9%
Sweden	5.5%
Italy	5.4%
Denmark	2.7%
Finland	1.8%
Belgium	1.5%
Norway	1.3%
Poland	1.0%
Ireland	0.9%
Austria	0.8%
Other	0.7%
Luxembourg	0.5%
Portugal	0.3%
United States	0.2%
Hong Kong	0.2%
Bermuda	0.1%
South Africa	0.1%
Cyprus	0.1%
Mexico	0.1%
Greece	0.0%
Jersey	0.0%
Singapore	0.0%
Guernsey	0.0%
Israel	0.0%
Isle of Man	0.0%
Czechia	0.0%
Liechtenstein	0.0%
Lithuania	0.0%
Faroe Islands	0.0%

Limit holdings to companies in a single sector.

$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 $2.73T

P/E Ratio 58.1

Dividends 0.5%

Total Investment $1.52B

Weight 3.95%

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HSBC Holdings plc - ADR

HSBC - Finance

Market Cap $2.49T

P/E Ratio 13.1

Dividends 4.0%

Total Investment $874.44M

Weight 2.27%

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Roche Holding AG

RHHVF - Health Technology

Market Cap $352.94B

P/E Ratio 23.3

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $735.73M

Weight 1.91%

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Novartis AG - ADR

NVS - Health Technology

Market Cap $273.23B

P/E Ratio 21.8

Dividends 3.1%

Total Investment $698.17M

Weight 1.81%

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Nestle SA - ADR

NSRGY - Consumer Non-Durables

Market Cap $237.26B

P/E Ratio 26.3

Dividends 4.1%

Total Investment $615.6M

Weight 1.60%

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Astrazeneca plc - ADR

AZN - Health Technology

Market Cap $2.47T

P/E Ratio 23.7

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $610.54M

Weight 1.59%

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Siemens AG - ADR

SIEGY - Producer Manufacturing

Market Cap $237.61B

P/E Ratio 26.5

Dividends 2.0%

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

P/E Ratio 11.0

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $560.29M

Weight 1.45%

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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

P/E Ratio

Dividends

Total Investment $560.29M

Weight 1.45%

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Banco Santander S.A. - ADR

SAN - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $776.33B

P/E Ratio 10.8

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $492.31M

Weight 1.28%

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Sap SE - ADR

SAP - Information

Market Cap $250.27B

P/E Ratio 28.0

Dividends 1.3%

Total Investment $451.57M

Weight 1.17%

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Schneider Electric SE - ADR

SBGSY - Manufacturing

Market Cap $169.04B

P/E Ratio 31.6

Dividends 1.6%

Total Investment $436.33M

Weight 1.13%

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TotalEnergies SE - ADR

TTE - Energy

Market Cap $191.77B

P/E Ratio 10.9

Dividends 4.4%

Total Investment $405.79M

Weight 1.05%

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UBS Group AG - Registered Shares

UBS - Finance

Market Cap $157.76B

P/E Ratio 16.1

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 $147.58B

P/E Ratio 12.0

Dividends 4.0%

Total Investment $377.41M

Weight 0.98%

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ABB Ltd. - ADR

ABB - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.74T

P/E Ratio 34.6

Dividends 1.2%

Total Investment $365.66M

Weight 0.95%

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Novo Nordisk - ADR

NVO - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.13T

P/E Ratio 9.7

Dividends 4.6%

Total Investment $360.31M

Weight 0.94%

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UniCredit S.p.A.

UNCRY - Financial Services

Market Cap $492.75B

P/E Ratio 10.8

Dividends 4.1%

Total Investment $340.75M

Weight 0.88%

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Airbus SE

EADSF - Manufacturing

Market Cap $167.21B

P/E Ratio 25.0

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $328.39M

Weight 0.85%

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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

LVMHF - Consumer Non-Durables

Market Cap $211.07B

P/E Ratio 17.3

Dividends 3.4%

Total Investment $324.35M

Weight 0.84%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

Max Drawdown

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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