Last Update: 31 Jan 2021
In the last 10 years, the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF obtained a 5.07% compound annual return, with a 15.30% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 2.19% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU): Dividend Yield page.
The ETF is related to the following investment themes:
- Asset Class: Equity
- Size: Large Cap
- Style: Blend
- Region: Global ex-US
- Country: Broad Global ex-US
The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF is present in the following Lazy Portfolios:
| Portfolio Name | Author | ETF Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | 21.0% |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | 20.0% |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | 17.0% |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | 13.0% |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | 10.0% |
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | 9.0% |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | 5.0% |
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | 20.0% |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | 25.0% |
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | 24.0% |
| Coffee House | Bill Schultheis | 10.0% |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | 30.0% |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | 30.0% |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | 15.0% |
| Dimensional 2030 Retirement Income | DFA | 5.2% |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | 31.0% |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | 13.7% |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | 33.0% |
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | 30.0% |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | 6.0% |
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | 3.0% |
Capital Growth and Historical Returns
Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.
If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU): Dividend Yield page.
ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
| Period | Returns Jan 2021 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+0.38%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
3M
|
+19.50%
|
0.00%
|
3 - 0 | |
|
6M
|
+20.14%
|
-3.71%
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
|
4 - 2 | |
|
YTD
|
+0.38%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
1Y
|
+15.47%
|
23.84%
|
-20.74%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
8 - 4 |
|
3Y
|
+3.32%
annualized
|
17.59%
|
-24.27%
Feb 2018 - Mar 2020
|
21 - 15 |
|
5Y
|
+10.55%
annualized
|
14.78%
|
-24.27%
Feb 2018 - Mar 2020
|
40 - 20 |
|
10Y
|
+5.07%
annualized
|
15.30%
|
-25.55%
May 2011 - Sep 2011
|
70 - 50 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 1986
|
+7.23%
annualized
|
18.01%
|
-58.35%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
249 - 172 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+7.84% |
+78.27% Feb 1986 - Jan 1987 |
-51.47% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
34.15% |
| 2 Years |
+6.26% |
+46.94% Feb 1986 - Jan 1988 |
-28.53% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
30.40% |
| 3 Years |
+5.62% |
+38.88% Jan 1986 - Dec 1988 |
-19.17% Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 |
25.13% |
| 5 Years |
+5.04% |
+25.48% Nov 2002 - Oct 2007 |
-6.99% Apr 1998 - Mar 2003 |
19.06% |
| 7 Years |
+5.07% |
+13.78% Apr 2003 - Mar 2010 |
-3.15% Apr 1996 - Mar 2003 |
5.62% |
| 10 Years |
+5.05% |
+12.14% Jan 1986 - Dec 1995 |
-0.21% Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 |
0.33% |
| 15 Years |
+5.09% |
+9.94% Jan 1986 - Dec 2000 |
+0.23% Apr 1988 - Mar 2003 |
0.00% |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF Seasonality
| Months | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Best |
11.7 1987 |
11.1 1991 |
12.7 1986 |
13.2 2009 |
15.2 2009 |
7.4 1986 |
12.2 1989 |
8.4 1987 |
10.6 2010 |
17.1 1990 |
12.6 2020 |
9.4 1999 |
| Worst |
-13.0 2009 |
-9.2 2009 |
-15.1 2020 |
-5.4 2000 |
-11.4 2012 |
-8.4 2008 |
-9.8 2002 |
-13.7 1998 |
-14.2 1990 |
-22.8 2008 |
-9.4 1993 |
-4.9 2018 |
| Gain Frequency |
53 | 63 | 57 | 80 | 43 | 43 | 63 | 51 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 77 |
Detail of Monthly Returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
+0.38% | 0.4 | |||||||||||
| 2020 |
+11.12% | -3.4 | -6.6 | -15.1 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | -1.7 | -2.1 | 12.6 | 5.7 |
| 2019 |
+21.83% | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -5.5 | 5.9 | -1.8 | -2.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| 2018 |
-14.19% | 5.7 | -5.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -2.1 | 2.9 | -2.3 | 0.4 | -8.3 | 1.5 | -4.9 |
| 2017 |
+27.39% | 4.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 2016 |
+4.91% | -5.6 | -2.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | -1.7 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2015 |
-4.78% | 0.0 | 5.9 | -1.4 | 4.7 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -7.8 | -4.0 | 6.7 | -1.3 | -2.5 |
| 2014 |
-4.54% | -5.8 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 1.0 | -4.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -4.0 |
| 2013 |
+14.18% | 2.4 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -3.3 | -3.6 | 4.7 | -2.0 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2012 |
+18.90% | 6.9 | 5.3 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -11.4 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
| 2011 |
-14.02% | 0.8 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 5.5 | -3.2 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -8.5 | -13.0 | 11.5 | -2.6 | -2.4 |
| 2010 |
+11.81% | -5.8 | 1.3 | 6.7 | -1.8 | -10.9 | -1.3 | 10.8 | -3.4 | 10.6 | 3.6 | -4.1 | 8.1 |
| 2009 |
+37.59% | -13.0 | -9.2 | 10.1 | 13.2 | 15.2 | -2.1 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 5.7 | -3.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| 2008 |
-43.45% | -7.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 1.4 | -8.4 | -3.7 | -5.1 | -12.5 | -22.8 | -6.8 | 8.5 |
| 2007 |
+15.52% | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | -4.6 | -2.3 |
| 2006 |
+26.64% | 6.9 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | -4.5 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 2005 |
+15.57% | -1.7 | 4.7 | -2.9 | -2.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | -3.4 | 2.7 | 5.1 |
| 2004 |
+20.84% | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -3.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -3.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
| 2003 |
+40.34% | -3.8 | -2.4 | -1.9 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| 2002 |
-15.08% | -4.6 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -4.3 | -9.8 | -0.1 | -10.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | -3.4 |
| 2001 |
-20.15% | 1.1 | -7.6 | -7.2 | 7.9 | -3.5 | -3.8 | -2.4 | -2.3 | -10.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| 2000 |
-15.61% | -6.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -5.4 | -2.7 | 4.3 | -4.5 | 1.0 | -5.0 | -3.0 | -4.4 | 3.7 |
| 1999 |
+29.92% | -0.6 | -2.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | -5.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 9.4 |
| 1998 |
+15.60% | 3.0 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -13.7 | -2.1 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| 1997 |
-0.77% | -2.4 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 1.6 | -8.6 | 5.5 | -9.1 | -1.2 | 0.9 |
| 1996 |
+4.68% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -3.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | -1.2 | 3.1 | -1.9 |
| 1995 |
+3.98% | -3.9 | -5.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 5.7 | -3.4 | 1.6 | -2.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| 1994 |
+9.76% | 9.9 | 0.4 | -3.0 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -2.9 | 2.8 | -5.4 | 0.9 |
| 1993 |
+29.92% | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 3.6 | -3.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -9.4 | 6.1 |
| 1992 |
-14.79% | -2.4 | -3.7 | -7.2 | -0.8 | 7.1 | -4.6 | -3.4 | 7.0 | -2.7 | -5.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 1991 |
+9.48% | 1.7 | 11.1 | -4.8 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -6.6 | 4.0 | -3.1 | 6.4 | 2.0 | -5.3 | 4.0 |
| 1990 |
-24.79% | -3.6 | -6.5 | -10.4 | -2.8 | 11.7 | -0.3 | 2.3 | -10.4 | -14.2 | 17.1 | -7.9 | 1.3 |
| 1989 |
+12.85% | 2.3 | 0.6 | -2.3 | 1.3 | -4.8 | -2.4 | 12.2 | -4.0 | 5.6 | -3.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 1988 |
+25.66% | 3.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 1.9 | -2.4 | -3.0 | 1.7 | -5.9 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| 1987 |
+30.48% | 11.7 | 2.3 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 0.5 | -3.1 | -0.5 | 8.4 | -1.2 | -12.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 1986 |
+63.38% | 2.3 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 7.3 | -3.2 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.2 | -1.9 | -7.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.