Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL NYSE Arca
The Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region. The Fund holds stocks of companies located in Japan (the major index...
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- Fund size
- 3.40B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.09% per year
- Dividend yield
- 2.23% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 24.9% Above Average
- Beta
- 0.87 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 84.88120.35
How VPL has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 30Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, VPL returned +23.6% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +2.7 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 ±25% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −13.3% on Mar 30, 2026 — 31 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 32% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 0.87 means VPL 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 average110.73 −1.8%
- 26-day average112.21 −3.1%
- 50-day average113.16 −3.9%
- 200-day average107.69 +0.9%
The price is above 1 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
Pacific · Investable Market — tracking the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index.
- Assets under management3.40BUSD
- Expense ratio0.09%per year
- Holdings2,347
- Risk score3.3Low
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 22 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 2.42
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Dec 19, 2025
Last 12 months
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About Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
The Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region. The Fund holds stocks of companies located in Japan (the major index component), Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Singapore.
- Featured in 1 curated theme
- 2,347 holdings
- Ticker
- VPL
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US9220428661
- CUSIP
- 922042866
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- Australia
- Sector
- Pacific
- Industry
- Investable Market
- Benchmark
- FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 30, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.