In the last 30 Years, the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF obtained a 5.58% compound annual return, with a 16.86% standard deviation.
In 2021, the ETF granted a 3.26% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF: 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 part of the following Lazy Portfolios:
Historical Returns as of Apr 30, 2022
Historical returns and stats of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.
Period | Return (%) as of Apr 2022 |
Return (%) Infl.Adj. |
Standard Deviation (%) |
Max Drawdown (%) |
Months Pos - Neg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1M
Apr 2022
|
-6.48
|
-6.79
|
-6.48
Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
|
0 - 1
|
|
3M
|
-9.78
|
-11.89
|
-9.78
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
|
0 - 3
|
|
6M
|
-12.62
|
-16.27
|
-12.62
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
|
1 - 5
|
|
YTD
|
-11.95
|
-14.55
|
-11.95
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
|
0 - 4
|
|
1Y
|
-10.84
|
-17.61
|
10.62
|
-13.57
Jun 2021 - Apr 2022
|
4 - 8
33% pos
|
3Y(*)
|
4.36
|
0.15
|
16.80
|
-23.43
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
20 - 16
56% pos
|
5Y(*)
|
4.94
|
1.49
|
14.97
|
-24.27
Feb 2018 - Mar 2020
|
37 - 23
62% pos
|
10Y(*)
|
5.25
|
2.85
|
14.00
|
-24.27
Feb 2018 - Mar 2020
|
72 - 48
60% pos
|
15Y(*)
|
2.57
|
0.28
|
18.43
|
-58.35
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
99 - 81
55% pos
|
20Y(*)
|
6.08
|
3.59
|
17.39
|
-58.35
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
142 - 98
59% pos
|
25Y(*)
|
4.96
|
2.51
|
17.40
|
-58.35
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
177 - 123
59% pos
|
30Y(*)
|
5.58
|
3.05
|
16.86
|
-58.35
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
213 - 147
59% pos
|
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1986
|
6.82
|
4.01
|
17.81
|
-58.35
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
256 - 180
59% pos
|
US Inflation is updated to Apr 2022. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 8.22% , 5Y: 3.40% , 10Y: 2.33% , 30Y: 2.46%
ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
Capital Growth as of Apr 30, 2022
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) ETF: Dividend Yield page.
The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2464.92$, with a net total return of 146.49% (3.05% annualized).
The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 4172.41$, with a net total return of 317.24% (4.01% annualized).
Drawdowns
Worst drawdowns since May 1992.
Drawdown period |
Recovery period |
Total |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drawdown | Start | Bottom | #Months | End | #Months | #Months |
-58.35% | Nov 2007 | Feb 2009 | 16 | Apr 2017 | 98 | 114 |
-47.30% | Jan 2000 | Mar 2003 | 39 | Aug 2005 | 29 | 68 |
-24.27% | Feb 2018 | Mar 2020 | 26 | Nov 2020 | 8 | 34 |
-16.13% | Aug 1997 | Sep 1998 | 14 | Dec 1998 | 3 | 17 |
-13.57% | Jun 2021 | Apr 2022 | 11 | in progress | 11 | |
-13.15% | Sep 1994 | Feb 1995 | 6 | Mar 1996 | 13 | 19 |
-10.94% | Sep 1993 | Nov 1993 | 3 | Jan 1994 | 2 | 5 |
-9.22% | Jun 1992 | Oct 1992 | 5 | Mar 1993 | 5 | 10 |
-5.00% | May 1999 | May 1999 | 1 | Jul 1999 | 2 | 3 |
-4.81% | May 2006 | Jun 2006 | 2 | Oct 2006 | 4 | 6 |
-4.41% | May 1996 | Jan 1997 | 9 | May 1997 | 4 | 13 |
-3.37% | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 | 1 | Dec 2005 | 2 | 3 |
-3.02% | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 | 1 | Apr 1994 | 1 | 2 |
-2.98% | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 | 1 | Jul 1993 | 1 | 2 |
-2.77% | Jan 1999 | Feb 1999 | 2 | Mar 1999 | 1 | 3 |
-1.77% | Jul 2007 | Aug 2007 | 2 | Sep 2007 | 1 | 3 |
-0.72% | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 | 1 | Mar 2006 | 1 | 2 |
-0.09% | May 1994 | May 1994 | 1 | Jun 1994 | 1 | 2 |
Worst drawdowns since January 1986.
Drawdown period |
Recovery period |
Total |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drawdown | Start | Bottom | #Months | End | #Months | #Months |
-58.35% | Nov 2007 | Feb 2009 | 16 | Apr 2017 | 98 | 114 |
-47.30% | Jan 2000 | Mar 2003 | 39 | Aug 2005 | 29 | 68 |
-31.21% | Jan 1990 | Sep 1990 | 9 | Jan 1994 | 40 | 49 |
-24.27% | Feb 2018 | Mar 2020 | 26 | Nov 2020 | 8 | 34 |
-16.13% | Aug 1997 | Sep 1998 | 14 | Dec 1998 | 3 | 17 |
-13.57% | Jun 2021 | Apr 2022 | 11 | in progress | 11 | |
-13.46% | Sep 1987 | Oct 1987 | 2 | Mar 1988 | 5 | 7 |
-13.15% | Sep 1994 | Feb 1995 | 6 | Mar 1996 | 13 | 19 |
-9.43% | May 1988 | Aug 1988 | 4 | Nov 1988 | 3 | 7 |
-8.70% | Sep 1986 | Oct 1986 | 2 | Dec 1986 | 2 | 4 |
-7.94% | Mar 1989 | Jun 1989 | 4 | Jul 1989 | 1 | 5 |
-5.00% | May 1999 | May 1999 | 1 | Jul 1999 | 2 | 3 |
-4.81% | May 2006 | Jun 2006 | 2 | Oct 2006 | 4 | 6 |
-4.41% | May 1996 | Jan 1997 | 9 | May 1997 | 4 | 13 |
-3.98% | Aug 1989 | Aug 1989 | 1 | Sep 1989 | 1 | 2 |
-3.67% | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 | 1 | Nov 1989 | 1 | 2 |
-3.60% | Jun 1987 | Jul 1987 | 2 | Aug 1987 | 1 | 3 |
-3.37% | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 | 1 | Dec 2005 | 2 | 3 |
-3.22% | May 1986 | May 1986 | 1 | Jun 1986 | 1 | 2 |
-3.02% | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 | 1 | Apr 1994 | 1 | 2 |
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
Rolling Period |
Return (*) | Negative Periods |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Average (%) | Best (%) | Worst (%) | ||
1 Year |
8.32 |
78.27 Feb 1986 - Jan 1987 |
-51.47 Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
33.65% |
2 Years |
6.53 |
46.94 Feb 1986 - Jan 1988 |
-28.53 Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
29.30% |
3 Years |
5.74 |
38.88 Jan 1986 - Dec 1988 |
-19.17 Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 |
24.19% |
5 Years |
5.21 |
25.48 Nov 2002 - Oct 2007 |
-6.99 Apr 1998 - Mar 2003 |
18.30% |
7 Years |
5.10 |
13.78 Apr 2003 - Mar 2010 |
-3.15 Apr 1996 - Mar 2003 |
5.38% |
10 Years |
5.11 |
12.14 Jan 1986 - Dec 1995 |
-0.21 Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 |
0.32% |
15 Years |
5.04 |
9.94 Jan 1986 - Dec 2000 |
0.23 Apr 1988 - Mar 2003 |
0.00% |
20 Years |
5.20 |
9.14 Feb 1986 - Jan 2006 |
1.34 Mar 1989 - Feb 2009 |
0.00% |
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
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF: in which months is it better to invest?
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Average Win % |
0.01 51% |
0.65 62% |
1.24 57% |
2.80 78% |
0.01 44% |
-0.18 42% |
1.43 61% |
-0.86 53% |
-0.50 56% |
0.58 61% |
0.58 61% |
2.40 78% |
Best Year |
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 Year |
-13.0 2009 |
-9.2 2009 |
-15.1 2020 |
-6.5 2022 |
-11.4 2012 |
-8.4 2008 |
-9.8 2002 |
-13.7 1998 |
-14.2 1990 |
-22.8 2008 |
-9.4 1993 |
-4.9 2018 |
Monthly/Yearly Returns
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?
Yearly Return(%) |
Monthly Return(%) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Total | Infl.Adj | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2022 |
-11.95 | -14.55 | -2.4 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -6.5 | ||||||||
2021 |
+8.28 | +1.10 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | -0.5 | -1.4 | 1.5 | -3.3 | 2.7 | -4.3 | 3.7 |
2020 |
+11.12 | +9.72 | -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 | +19.13 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -5.5 | 5.9 | -1.8 | -2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
2018 |
-14.19 | -15.80 | 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 | +24.74 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
2016 |
+4.91 | +2.81 | -5.6 | -2.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | -1.7 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
2015 |
-4.78 | -5.39 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -1.4 | 4.7 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -7.7 | -4.0 | 6.7 | -1.3 | -2.5 |
2014 |
-4.54 | -5.16 | -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 | +12.48 | 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 | +16.84 | 6.9 | 5.3 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -11.4 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
2011 |
-14.02 | -16.58 | 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 | +10.23 | -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 | +33.83 | -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 | -43.44 | -7.7 | -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 | +10.96 | 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 | +23.52 | 6.9 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | -4.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
2005 |
+15.57 | +11.84 | -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 | +16.93 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -3.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -3.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
2003 |
+40.34 | +37.54 | -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 | -17.14 | -4.6 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -4.3 | -9.8 | -0.1 | -10.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 | -3.4 |
2001 |
-20.15 | -21.41 | 1.1 | -7.6 | -7.1 | 7.9 | -3.5 | -3.8 | -2.4 | -2.3 | -10.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
2000 |
-15.61 | -18.42 | -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 | +26.53 | -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 | +13.77 | 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 | -2.43 | -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 | +1.26 | 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 | +1.42 | -3.9 | -5.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 5.7 | -3.4 | 1.6 | -2.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
1994 |
+9.76 | +6.98 | 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 | +26.37 | 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 | -17.25 | -2.4 | -3.7 | -7.2 | -0.8 | 7.1 | -4.6 | -3.3 | 7.0 | -2.7 | -5.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991 |
+9.48 | +6.31 | 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 | -29.21 | -3.6 | -6.5 | -10.4 | -2.8 | 11.7 | -0.3 | 2.3 | -10.4 | -14.2 | 17.1 | -7.8 | 1.3 |
1989 |
+12.85 | +7.85 | 2.3 | 0.6 | -2.3 | 1.3 | -4.8 | -2.4 | 12.2 | -4.0 | 5.5 | -3.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
1988 |
+25.66 | +20.35 | 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 | +25.07 | 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 | +61.46 | 2.3 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 7.2 | -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.