VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDS · 3 share classes
Fund classification
Classified from what the fund holds · as of 2026 Q2
VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND is a developed international equity index ETF that tracks the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index.
- Asset class
- Equity
- Region
- Developed international
- Management
- Index (passive)
- Fund type
- ETF
Fund profile
As filed in the prospectus · 2026 Q1
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks of international small-cap companies.
The fund tracks the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index using a sampling approach, holding a range of international small-cap stocks that approximate the full index in terms of key risk factors and characteristics. Because the fund samples rather than holds all index constituents, its returns may diverge from those of the Target Index.
| Share class | Expense ratio |
|---|---|
| VFSNX | 0.08% |
| VSS | 0.06% |
| VFSAX | 0.16% |
Portfolio turnover 27.00% · as of 2026 Q1
Allocation
Asset groups · long / short shown separately, never netted · 2026 Q2
| Stocks | 99.02% |
| Cash & short-term | 6.72% |
| Derivatives | 0.06% |
These positions come to 105.80% of the fund's net assets. This counts only what the fund reported holding — the holdings disclosure covers assets, not liabilities such as borrowings — so it is not expected to reconcile to 100%.
Derivatives are shown at market value, not notional exposure.
Latest quarter
What changed since the fund's previous filing
Largest new: Arkema SA, WPP PLC, Almonty Industries Inc, Adecco Group AG, Teleperformance SE, The UNITE Group PLC, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, Koninklijke Vopak NV
Largest exited: Phison Electronics Corp, Equinox Gold Corp, IAMGOLD Corp, Toromont Industries Ltd, First Majestic Silver Corp, MPI Corp, Sandfire Resources Ltd, China Gold International Resources Corp Ltd
Return profile
Total return as filed — price change plus distributions reinvested · trailing figures to Apr 2026
| Share class | 1-year | 3-year | 5-year | Vol | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35.77% | +57.87% | +37.19% | 16.48% | -12.14% | |
| +35.81% | +58.03% | +37.46% | 16.47% | -12.13% | |
| +35.70% | +57.63% | +36.82% | 16.47% | -12.16% |
These classes hold the same portfolio, so the 0.64pp spread over 5 years is the cost difference between them — roughly 0.13pp a year — not a difference in what they own.
Holdings
By % of NAV · equity positions carry filed share counts · every resolvable issuer links to its company page
| Ticker | Issuer | %NAV | Reported price | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 6.72% | — | $932.68M | — |
| ATZAF | Aritzia IncATZAF | 0.27% | $105.55 | $37.40M | 354.4K |
| — | Accelleron Industries AG | 0.27% | $107.14 | $37.37M | 348.8K |
| FINGF | Finning International IncFINGF | 0.26% | $73.24 | $35.57M | 485.7K |
| — | Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA | 0.24% | $243.29 | $33.10M | 136.0K |
| — | Macronix International Co Ltd | 0.24% | $5.00 | $32.86M | 6.6M |
| HBM | Hudbay Minerals IncHBM | 0.23% | $23.13 | $32.59M | 1.4M |
| — | Games Workshop Group PLC | 0.23% | $265.23 | $32.31M | 121.8K |
| — | WinWay Technology Co Ltd | 0.23% | $336.25 | $31.43M | 93.5K |
| — | Taiwan Union Technology Corp | 0.22% | $32.95 | $30.52M | 926.0K |
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.
Top 10 positions are 8.91% of net assets, top 25 11.88%, across 4.8K issuers.
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