Data Source: from January 1986 to September 2021
Last Update: 30 Sep 2021
In the last 10 years, the Vanguard FTSE Pacific (VPL) ETF obtained a 8.32% compound annual return, with a 13.53% standard deviation.
In the last 25 years, a 3.29% compound annual return, with a 17.32% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 2.08% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard FTSE Pacific (VPL) ETF: Dividend Yield page.
The ETF is related to the following investment themes:
- Asset Class: Equity
- Size: Large Cap
- Style: Blend
- Region: Developed Asia Pacific
- Country: Broad Developed Asia Pacific
The Vanguard FTSE Pacific (VPL) ETF is present in the following Lazy Portfolios:
| Portfolio Name | Author | ETF Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | 5.0% |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | 15.0% |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | 10.0% |
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 Pacific (VPL) ETF: Dividend Yield page.
ETF Returns, up to December 2005, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
| Period | Returns Sep 2021 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
-0.88%
|
-0.88%
Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
|
0 - 1 | |
|
3M
|
-1.11%
|
-1.12%
Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
|
1 - 2 | |
|
6M
|
+0.27%
|
-1.69%
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
|
3 - 3 | |
|
YTD
|
+3.08%
|
-1.69%
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
|
5 - 4 | |
|
1Y
|
+21.93%
|
12.89%
|
-1.69%
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
|
7 - 5 |
|
3Y
|
+7.20%
annualized
|
16.28%
|
-20.70%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
23 - 13 |
|
5Y
|
+8.78%
annualized
|
13.47%
|
-23.42%
Feb 2018 - Mar 2020
|
39 - 21 |
|
10Y
|
+8.32%
annualized
|
13.53%
|
-23.42%
Feb 2018 - Mar 2020
|
76 - 44 |
|
20Y
|
+6.65%
annualized
|
15.85%
|
-52.45%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
143 - 97 |
|
25Y
|
+3.29%
annualized
|
17.32%
|
-53.17%
Jan 2000 - Mar 2003
|
167 - 133 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 1986
|
+5.90%
annualized
|
19.67%
|
-53.17%
Jan 2000 - Mar 2003
|
241 - 188 |
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Vanguard FTSE Pacific (VPL) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+7.46% |
+104.33% Feb 1986 - Jan 1987 |
-44.49% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
39.00% |
| 2 Years |
+4.96% |
+64.94% Feb 1986 - Jan 1988 |
-27.85% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
36.95% |
| 3 Years |
+3.87% |
+51.02% Jan 1986 - Dec 1988 |
-22.31% Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 |
34.01% |
| 5 Years |
+3.11% |
+20.76% Nov 2002 - Oct 2007 |
-10.23% Sep 1993 - Aug 1998 |
33.78% |
| 7 Years |
+2.98% |
+12.02% Jan 1986 - Dec 1992 |
-9.84% May 1996 - Apr 2003 |
20.81% |
| 10 Years |
+2.67% |
+13.29% Jan 1986 - Dec 1995 |
-4.91% May 1993 - Apr 2003 |
26.45% |
| 15 Years |
+2.56% |
+8.94% Feb 2003 - Jan 2018 |
-3.90% May 1988 - Apr 2003 |
20.40% |
| 20 Years |
+2.62% |
+7.01% Feb 1986 - Jan 2006 |
-2.11% Mar 1989 - Feb 2009 |
7.89% |
* 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 Pacific (VPL) ETF: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
In the table below, for the Vanguard FTSE Pacific (VPL) ETF, the average monthly return is represented.
Below each return, it's also mentioned the probability of obtaining a positive monthly result (Win %).
Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.
| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Win % |
0.18 50% |
0.65 64% |
1.46 58% |
2.60 72% |
-0.03 47% |
0.08 47% |
0.89 53% |
-0.51 44% |
0.03 56% |
0.30 57% |
0.44 66% |
1.59 60% |
| Best Year |
15.1 1987 |
11.0 1991 |
15.7 1986 |
15.8 1993 |
14.4 1990 |
9.9 1986 |
12.6 1989 |
13.6 1992 |
8.8 2013 |
24.1 1990 |
12.0 2020 |
11.2 2008 |
| Worst Year |
-12.7 2009 |
-10.5 2009 |
-16.4 1990 |
-7.0 2000 |
-9.6 2010 |
-8.0 2008 |
-9.6 2000 |
-12.1 1998 |
-16.3 1990 |
-18.6 2008 |
-14.3 1993 |
-6.1 2018 |
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
Monthly Returns of Vanguard FTSE Pacific (VPL) ETF:
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
+3.08% | -0.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 | |||
| 2020 |
+16.67% | -3.6 | -7.4 | -11.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 12.0 | 6.8 |
| 2019 |
+18.16% | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -5.0 | 5.2 | -1.4 | -2.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| 2018 |
-14.40% | 4.8 | -4.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -2.6 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.1 | -9.9 | 2.4 | -6.1 |
| 2017 |
+28.86% | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| 2016 |
+5.35% | -6.0 | -3.5 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
| 2015 |
+2.03% | 1.2 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -7.7 | -3.9 | 7.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| 2014 |
-4.82% | -6.8 | 4.0 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -4.7 | 3.1 | -3.8 | -2.2 |
| 2013 |
+17.87% | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.4 | -7.7 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 2012 |
+15.91% | 6.7 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -2.2 | -9.6 | 6.7 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| 2011 |
-13.76% | -0.1 | 4.3 | -6.0 | 3.5 | -2.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -6.6 | -9.2 | 5.4 | -0.5 | -3.2 |
| 2010 |
+15.58% | -1.9 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -1.1 | -9.6 | -2.5 | 7.6 | -2.4 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
| 2009 |
+20.34% | -12.7 | -10.5 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | -3.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2008 |
-34.02% | -5.5 | -1.8 | -1.9 | 7.7 | 2.2 | -8.0 | -3.9 | -5.1 | -9.2 | -18.6 | -4.6 | 11.2 |
| 2007 |
+4.44% | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 3.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -1.9 | 5.6 | 3.3 | -3.9 | -4.0 |
| 2006 |
+11.61% | 4.5 | -2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | -6.0 | -0.9 | -1.0 | 2.1 | -1.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 2005 |
+22.59% | -1.8 | 2.6 | -2.5 | -1.9 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 8.7 | -2.3 | 3.1 | 7.4 |
| 2004 |
+18.83% | 2.0 | 0.9 | 9.6 | -6.6 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -5.1 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 2003 |
+38.42% | -2.9 | 0.2 | -3.0 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | -2.3 | 6.8 |
| 2002 |
-9.32% | -5.8 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -5.2 | -6.7 | -0.8 | -5.7 | -3.3 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
| 2001 |
-26.34% | -0.3 | -4.3 | -4.7 | 9.0 | -2.6 | -4.9 | -6.6 | -2.3 | -10.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -4.5 |
| 2000 |
-25.74% | -4.9 | -2.2 | 7.3 | -7.0 | -5.9 | 7.8 | -9.6 | 5.5 | -5.1 | -5.9 | -3.6 | -4.0 |
| 1999 |
+57.05% | 0.6 | -2.0 | 12.6 | 6.8 | -5.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| 1998 |
+2.41% | 5.3 | 3.4 | -5.5 | -2.0 | -6.8 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -12.1 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| 1997 |
-25.67% | -8.4 | 2.1 | -3.6 | 2.0 | 10.1 | 6.2 | -2.7 | -10.3 | -0.3 | -12.2 | -5.6 | -4.4 |
| 1996 |
-7.82% | 0.4 | -1.2 | 3.1 | 5.2 | -4.1 | 0.2 | -4.8 | -2.6 | 3.5 | -4.7 | 2.9 | -5.2 |
| 1995 |
+2.75% | -6.1 | -2.8 | 7.0 | 5.1 | -3.9 | -4.4 | 7.2 | -3.9 | 1.0 | -4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 1994 |
+13.04% | 11.4 | 2.3 | -5.5 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | -2.0 | 1.7 | -2.5 | 2.4 | -5.7 | 1.0 |
| 1993 |
+35.46% | -0.3 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 15.8 | 4.1 | -2.7 | 5.8 | 3.1 | -3.5 | 2.3 | -14.3 | 6.9 |
| 1992 |
-18.17% | -3.9 | -7.0 | -9.1 | -4.7 | 8.0 | -7.6 | -1.9 | 13.6 | -2.1 | -3.5 | 2.1 | -1.3 |
| 1991 |
+10.78% | 3.2 | 11.0 | -5.4 | 3.6 | -0.7 | -6.4 | 3.5 | -5.2 | 8.0 | 4.1 | -6.5 | 3.1 |
| 1990 |
-33.87% | -5.0 | -8.5 | -16.4 | -2.5 | 14.4 | -2.6 | 0.8 | -10.9 | -16.3 | 24.1 | -12.9 | 3.0 |
| 1989 |
+7.23% | 1.5 | 1.2 | -3.4 | 0.7 | -5.1 | -4.3 | 12.6 | -5.4 | 7.1 | -2.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| 1988 |
+30.52% | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 1.8 | -2.7 | -4.0 | 2.3 | -6.4 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 8.8 | -0.6 |
| 1987 |
+43.55% | 15.1 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 0.6 | -6.0 | -2.6 | 12.5 | -2.2 | -8.9 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| 1986 |
+83.80% | 3.6 | 10.8 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 | -11.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
ETF Returns, up to December 2005, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.