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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

VGK
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 04 2005
Expense Ratio
0.11%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$148,944,605
AUM
$18,179,481,332
Associated Index
FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Invest with VGK

What is VGK?

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 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 FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index is designed to measure the broad performance of developed European equity markets. The FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index is designed to hold stocks of companies located in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy the Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

ETFs related toVGK

ETFs correlated to VGK include IEUR, BBEU, IEV

VGK
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
IEUR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
BBEU
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF
IEV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Europe ETF
SPEU
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
EZU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EMU ETF
EFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
iShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
GSIE
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF
BBIN
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

VGK is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 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 FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index is designed to measure the broad performance of developed European equity markets. The FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index is designed to hold stocks of companies located in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy the Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

VGK tracks the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index.

No, VGK is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, VGK is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on VGK is -0.0177%. This is the percent change in the value of VGK over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on VGK is -0.0291%. This is the percent change in the value of VGK over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of VGK for the past year is 0.1953%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to VGK include EURL, UPV, and SPDW.

ETFs correlated to VGK include IEUR, BBEU, and IEV.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to VGK include EPV, EFZ, and SH.

Disclaimers

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