Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF
The fund invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full index in terms of key characteristics. The index, which is market-capitalization weighted, is composed of large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks of companies in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States, that are screened for certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria by the index sponsor, which is independent of Vanguard.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +15.0% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| 1 week | -0.3% |
| 1 month | +5.7% |
| 3 months | +4.1% |
| 6 months | +6.8% |
| YTD | +15.0% |
| 1 year | +21.7% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VSGX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.7B | +$104M | -8bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$104M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $193.2B | +$631M | -5bp on fee · 48× the assets · +$631M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 0.09% | $160.6B | +$1.9B | -3bp on fee · 40× the assets · +$1.9B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF | 0.07% | $11.4B | +$739M | -5bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$739M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | 0.07% | $46.2B | — | -5bp on fee · 11× the assets | Head-to-head |