Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (VSS)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global ex US Small Cap Index Net Tax (US RIC). The VSS ETF contains 4001 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Price $93.01 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 3.27% |
| Expense ratio | 0.11% |
| Average spread | 0.118% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.228% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -5.8% | -1.9% | 0.1% | -7.4% | 0.8% | -10.4% | 5.9% | -4.7% | -10.8% | 0.2% | -34.0% | ||
| 2021 | -0.6% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 2.5% | -0.1% | 0.9% | 1.7% | -4.1% | 3.2% | -4.5% | 3.7% | 12.8% |
| 2020 | -3.8% | -7.8% | -20.6% | 11.6% | 6.4% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 5.9% | -1.9% | -2.7% | 13.1% | 6.9% | 16.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 2.5% | -5.3% | 5.0% | -2.2% | -2.6% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 5.3% | 20.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -4.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -2.8% | 1.0% | -1.7% | -1.7% | -10.1% | 1.1% | -5.6% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 27.1% |
| 2016 | -6.7% | 0.5% | 7.3% | 3.0% | -0.4% | -2.1% | 5.0% | -0.5% | 2.9% | -3.0% | -2.2% | 1.1% | 4.9% |
| 2015 | -0.6% | 6.3% | -1.3% | 5.6% | 0.2% | -2.3% | -2.9% | -5.7% | -2.3% | 4.7% | 0.2% | -1.1% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | -2.6% | 7.2% | -0.6% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 2.3% | -3.0% | 1.5% | -6.3% | -1.5% | -1.9% | -2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -0.2% | 1.1% | 2.5% | -2.5% | -4.5% | 5.2% | -1.0% | 7.3% | 3.6% | -0.5% | 2.2% | 16.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | 6.4% | -1.1% | -1.4% | -11.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 5.1% | -0.2% | 1.3% | 5.0% | 20.5% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 5.2% | -2.1% | -2.1% | -1.4% | -8.9% | -14.9% | 9.3% | -2.8% | -3.9% | -19.4% |
| 7.9% | 15.4% | -8.7% | 29.9% | -8.1% | -7.6% | 17.3% | -12.1% | -22.6% | 8.7% | 6.4% | 14.7% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 0.54 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 2.51 | 3.67 | |||||||||
| 2020 | 0.34 | 1.97 | 2.31 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 0.04 | 0.86 | 0.56 | 2.15 | 3.61 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.04 | 0.70 | 0.37 | 1.54 | 2.65 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.07 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 2.01 | 3.38 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.03 | 0.80 | 0.47 | 1.46 | 2.75 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.07 | 0.70 | 0.45 | 1.25 | 2.47 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.75 | 0.39 | 1.41 | 2.54 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 0.83 | 0.38 | 1.58 | 2.79 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 0.76 | 1.95 | 2.71 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 2.47 | 2.47 | |||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.29 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Top 0 Weights | 0.00% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| VSS | GSID | IQSI | RESD | TPIF | WWJD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF | IQ Candriam ESG International Equity ETF | WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Quality Dividend Growth Fund | Timothy Plan International ETF | Inspire International ESG ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Goldman Sachs | IndexIQ | WisdomTree | Timothy | Inspire |
| Price | $93.01 | $41.1799 | $21.5621 | $22.169 | $20.5 | $22.546 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.11% |  0.2% | 0.15% | 0.3% | 0.62% | 0.8% |
| Average Spread | 0.118% | 0.267% | 0.139% | 0.135% | 0.488% | 0.532% |
| AUM | $6,662,100,000 | $254,882,000 | $150,745,000 | $5,558,080 | $57,857,900 | $69,735,200 |
| Shares | 71,627,756 | 6,189,481 | 6,991,208 | 250,714 | 2,822,335 | 3,093,017 |
| Average Daily Volume | 531,043 | 6,273 | 22,741 | 1,350 | 23,827 | 30,253 |
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| Inception Date | 2009-04-02 | 2020-05-12 | 2019-12-17 | 2016-11-03 | 2019-12-02 | 2019-09-30 |
| Index Tracked | FTSE Global ex US Small Cap Index Net Tax (US RIC) | Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index | IQ Candriam ESG International Equity Index | No Underlying Index | Victory International Volatility Weighted BRI Index | Inspire Global Hope Ex-US Index |
| Category | Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Mid/Small Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | Asia-Pacific | Europe | Europe | Europe | Europe | Europe |
| Countries | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $3.043 | $1.188 | $0.852 | $0.85 | $0.684 | $4.573 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.033% | 0.029% | 0.040% | 0.038% | 0.033% | 0.203% |
| Number of Holdings | 4001 | 979 | 658 | 240 | 383 | 184 |
| YTD Return | -30.21% | -25.76% | -26.21% | -27.40% | -27.98% | -26.21% |
| Beta | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.81 |
| Upside Beta | 0.06 | 0.30 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.45 |
| Downside Beta | -0.22 | -0.49 | -0.45 | -0.47 | -0.51 | -0.46 |
| Volatility 1Y | 20.87% | 20.09% | 20.46% | 19.08% | 19.60% | 21.08% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.04 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |