Ad of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)

Find Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Fund (VXUS) review. This index exchange traded fund invests in non-U.S. companies. It also has a low expense ratio.

Vanguard Fund

Vanguard is a leader in low cost investing including mutual fund and exchange traded fund (ETF). With low cost Vanguard ETFs, you can diversify your investment through various investment options. These index ETFs is tracking its index. One of the top Vanguard ETFs is Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Fund.

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VXUS 

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 

Help put a world of opportunities in your clients’ hands. 

Are you Vanguarding your clients’ portfolios? 

You’re dedicated to helping your clients reach their goals. That’s why we’ve been dedicated to keeping costs low from day one. With large-, mid-, and small-capitalization securities in developed and emerging international markets, VXUS can help keep your clients’ portfolios on track.

To see why ETF costs matter, visit advisors.vanguard.com/VXUSETF today. 800 562-1421

Fund Review

This Vanguard Total International Stock ETF fund uses passively managed, index replication approach. It seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located outside the United States.

This ETF fund has no Morningstar rating yet, because the fund has just been incepted in 2011. It has $2.21 billion of total net assets. The yield is 3.17%. The annual expense ratio (0.16%) is 87% lower than the average ratio with similar holdings. The fund is currently traded at premium 0.31% from its NAV.

This international stock fund employs Spliced Total International Stock Index as the benchmark. It has a total of 5538 stocks. The YTD return is 13.59%. The 1-year annualized return is 21.65%.

The top 5 stocks in its holdings as of third quarter of 2013 are Nestle SA, Royal Dutch Shell plc, HSBC Holdings plc, Roche Holding AG and Novartis AG. The top region allocations are Europe (45.60%), Pacific (28.90%) and Emerging Markets (17.90%).

If you like to invest in mutual fund, you can select one of these top index mutual funds:

• Vanguard Total International Stock Fund Admiral Shares (VTIAX)
• Vanguard Total International Stock Fund Investor Shares (VGTSX)

Last Word

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