VANGUARD EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUND
Developed international stock index ETF · tracks FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
As of its 2026 Q2 report, VANGUARD EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUND held 1,233 positions with $37.80B in net assets. Its ten largest holdings made up 18.2% of the fund. The VGK share class costs 0.06% a year. Over the 12 months to May 2026, VGK returned 20.0%, with dividends reinvested. In 2026 Q3 it added 22 new positions and exited 19.
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe.
The fund holds the stocks that make up the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index in the same proportions, using a replication method to track the index's performance.
What you own
| Company | Weight | Value | Shares | Reported price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASMLFASML Holding NV | 3.61% | $1.36B | 944.0K | $1,445.55 |
HSBC Holdings PLC | 2.03% | $768.80M | 41.8M | $18.40 |
Roche Holding AG | 1.84% | $696.40M | 1.7M | $407.50 |
AstraZeneca PLC | 1.83% | $691.95M | 3.6M | $189.72 |
NVSEFNovartis AG | 1.83% | $690.25M | 4.7M | $147.79 |
NSRGFNestle SA | 1.68% | $633.90M | 6.3M | $101.24 |
Shell PLC | 1.67% | $629.27M | 13.8M | $45.44 |
Siemens AG | 1.41% | $530.95M | 1.8M | $297.16 |
Banco Santander SA | 1.15% | $434.58M | 35.6M | $12.20 |
Allianz SE | 1.12% | $422.90M | 925.9K | $456.73 |
Reported price is the fund's own reported value divided by its own reported shares at 2026-04-30 — not a live quote, and not what the fund paid.
The 200 largest of 1,233 holdings, with the share counts as filed, open with a free account.
What the fund is made of
Percentages are of fund net assets. Rounding, liabilities and short positions can make totals differ from 100%.
| Stocks | 99.39% |
| Cash & short-term | 0.74% |
| Derivatives | 0.02% |
Derivatives are shown at market value, not notional exposure.
How it has done
VGK share class · total returns with dividends reinvested
Volatility over the last 12 months: 13.39%. Past returns are a record, not a forecast.
Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 have been filed since the trailing figures were struck, so they are not in the table above or the curve — every figure here shares one cut-off, which is what makes them comparable with other funds.
The 5 share classes hold the same portfolio
| Share class | Expense ratio | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.23% | +19.79% | +62.95% | +51.19% | -11.04% | |
| 0.08% | +19.99% | +63.66% | +52.16% | -11.01% | |
| 0.06% | +20.00% | +63.77% | +52.33% | -11.00% | |
| 0.06% | +20.01% | +63.76% | +52.33% | -11.00% | |
| 0.05% | +20.02% | +63.80% | +52.41% | -11.00% |
These classes hold the same portfolio, so the 1.22pp spread over 5 years is the cost difference between them — roughly 0.24pp a year — not a difference in what they own.
Fees & fund details
VANGUARD EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUND is a developed international equity index ETF that tracks the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index.
- Asset class
- Equity
- Region
- Developed international
- Management
- Index (passive)
- Fund type
- ETF
- Expense ratio, by class
- 0.05% – 0.23%· VGK 0.06%
- Portfolio turnover
- 5.00% a year · as of 2026 Q1
Turnover is how much of the portfolio was replaced in a year.
Classified from what the fund holds, not from its name · 2026 Q2. The summary is a paraphrase of the prospectus; the objective is verbatim.
What changed this quarter
Positions that entered or left the fund since its previous filing. Positions that were only resized are not listed.
22 new· the largest 8
19 exited· the largest 7
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