Vanguard International Growth Fund Investor Shares (VWIGX)
| 21.72 Net Asset Value | -1.41% 1 Day | +0.84% Year-to-Date | Overall Morningstar Rating |
| Foreign large growth Style or Category | No Load Sales Expenses | 0.47% Expense Ratio | Above Average Morningstar Risk Rating™ |
Investment Objective The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
The fund invests predominantly in the stocks of companies located outside the United States and is expected to diversify its assets in countries across developed and emerging markets. In selecting stocks, the fund's advisors evaluate foreign markets around the world and choose large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies considered to have above-average growth potential. The fund uses multiple investment advisors.
Performance
| 1 month | -0.78% | 3 years | +8.73% | |
| 3 months | -0.49% | 5 years | +7.95% | |
| 1 year | -1.24% | Since inception | +10.60% |
Data through --
Peer Comparisonvs. Foreign large growth
| VWIGX | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +7.95% | +6.13% |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 1.40% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.45 | 0.44 |
| Net assets | $21.0B | $3.9B |
| Average market cap | $31.2B | $29.5B |
| Average P/E | 17.3 | 17.7 |
| Portfolio turnover | 21% | 21% |
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Fund Management and Purchase Info
| Fund family | Vanguard |
| Fund manager & tenure | James Anderson / 11 Years |
| Minimal initial investment | $3,000.00 |
| Minimum IRA investment | -- |
Holdings
| International stock | 94.97% |
| Cash | 1.96% |
| U.S. stock | 1.90% |
| Other | 0.83% |
| Fixed income | 0.33% |
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Industrial materials | 26.22% |
| Financial service | 18.44% |
| Consumer goods | 16.57% |
| Energy | 8.89% |
| Consumer service | 8.42% |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| BIDU Baidu Inc ADR | 3.06% |
| -- Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 2.66% |
| -- AIA Group Ltd | 2.52% |
| -- SOFTBANK Corp | 2.16% |
| -- SMC Corp | 1.87% |
| -- Inditex | 1.69% |
| -- Banco Popular Español S.A. | 1.65% |
| -- UniCredit SpA | 1.62% |
| -- Fiat Spa | 1.62% |
| -- ARM Holdings PLC | 1.60% |
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