Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK NYSE Arca
The Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seeks to track the performance of the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe. The Fund holds stocks of companies located in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,...
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- Fund size
- 13.8B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.09% per year
- Dividend yield
- 2.56% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 15.9% Average Risk
- Beta
- 0.71 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 75.5892.96
How VGK has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 12Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, VGK returned +13.8% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +2.8 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±16% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −12.1% on Mar 20, 2026 — 23 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 16% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 0.71 means VGK has moved less than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average86.58 −0.9%
- 26-day average87.74 −2.2%
- 50-day average88.53 −3.1%
- 200-day average85.92 −0.1%
The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
Europe · Investable Market — tracking the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF.
- Assets under management13.8BUSD
- Expense ratio0.09%per year
- Holdings1,343
- Risk score4.2Medium
Launched March 2005. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 26 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 2.20
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 18, 2026
Last 12 months
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About Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
The Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seeks to track the performance of the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe. The Fund holds 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.
- Featured in 1 curated theme
- 1,343 holdings
- Ticker
- VGK
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US9220428745
- CUSIP
- 922042874
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- Europe
- Industry
- Investable Market
- Benchmark
- Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 12, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.