ETF: Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU)
In the last 10 years, the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF obtained a 4.88% compound annual return, with a 15.19% standard deviation (*).
(*) Last Update: August 2019
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 | 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 | David Swensen | 15.0% |
| Dimensional 2030 Target Date Retirement Income Fund | DFA | 5.2% |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | 31.0% |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | 13.7% |
Capital Growth and Historical Returns
Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a rebalancing of the portfolio at the beginning of each year (i.e. at every January 1st).
ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
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| Range | Returns Aug 2019 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
-2.44%
|
-2.44%
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
|
0 - 1 | |
|
YTD
|
+8.82%
|
-5.54%
May 2019 - May 2019
|
5 - 3 | |
|
1Y
|
-3.32%
|
15.46%
|
-11.55%
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
|
7 - 5 |
|
3Y
|
+5.83%
annualized
|
11.43%
|
-18.82%
Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
|
24 - 12 |
|
5Y
|
+1.63%
annualized
|
12.38%
|
-19.99%
Sep 2014 - Feb 2016
|
32 - 28 |
|
10Y
|
+4.88%
annualized
|
15.19%
|
-25.55%
May 2011 - Sep 2011
|
68 - 52 |
|
MAX
Dec 1985
|
+6.84%
annualized
|
17.88%
|
-58.35%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
237 - 167 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US (VEU) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
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| Return (*) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst |
| 1 Year |
+8.01% |
+78.27% Feb 1986 - Jan 1987 |
-51.47% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
| 2 Years |
+6.48% |
+46.94% Feb 1986 - Jan 1988 |
-28.53% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
| 3 Years |
+5.71% |
+38.88% Jan 1986 - Dec 1988 |
-19.17% Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 |
| 5 Years |
+5.07% |
+25.48% Nov 2002 - Oct 2007 |
-6.99% Apr 1998 - Mar 2003 |
| 7 Years |
+5.12% |
+13.78% Apr 2003 - Mar 2010 |
-3.15% Apr 1996 - Mar 2003 |
| 10 Years |
+5.08% |
+12.14% Jan 1986 - Dec 1995 |
-0.21% Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 |
| 15 Years |
+5.12% |
+9.94% Jan 1986 - Dec 2000 |
+0.23% Apr 1988 - Mar 2003 |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
Yearly Returns - Monthly Returns Heatmap
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| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2019 |
+8.82% | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -5.5 | 5.9 | -1.8 | -2.4 | ||||
| 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 |