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International Shares

Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index, giving exposure to companies of all sizes across developed European markets.

IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.35% p.a.
Inception date9 Dec 2015
BenchmarkFTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index

Scout Score

67/100
Ranked #13 of 76 in International Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost65
Diversification91
Tracking78
Liquidity52
Fund Strength68
Performance28
Income44

Strengths

  • Well diversified — top holdings are 18.9% of the fund, less concentrated than 91% of International Shares peers.
  • Tight index tracking — 2.62% tracking error, tighter than 78% of International Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Weak long-term return — +10.4% p.a. (blended), trails 72% of rated International Shares peers.

Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-2.26%
3 Months-2.23%
YTD+1.06%
1 Year+6.00%
3 Years (p.a.)+14.28%
5 Years (p.a.)+9.25%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-27%-3%+21%+45%+69%2021-092022-122024-032025-062026-09

Geographic exposure (as at 30 Sep 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
22.52%
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
13.48%
France flagFrance
13.46%
Germany flagGermany
12.72%
Netherlands flagNetherlands
8.34%
Spain flagSpain
5.96%
Sweden flagSweden
5.67%
Italy flagItaly
5.49%
Denmark flagDenmark
2.60%
Belgium flagBelgium
1.85%
Finland flagFinland
1.55%
Norway flagNorway
1.45%
Poland flagPoland
1.11%
Austria flagAustria
0.74%
Greece flagGreece
0.63%
Ireland flagIreland
0.61%
Portugal flagPortugal
0.36%

Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Financials
25.01%
Industrials
18.49%
Health Care
11.81%
Information Technology
9.61%
Consumer Staples
6.97%
Consumer Discretionary
6.90%
Energy
6.42%
Materials
4.86%
Utilities
4.49%
Communication Services
2.60%
Real Estate
1.36%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.ASML Holding NV logoASML Holding NV4.44%
  2. 2.HSBC Holdings PLC logoHSBC Holdings PLC2.17%
  3. 3.Roche Holding AG (ROP) logoRoche Holding AG (ROP)1.88%
  4. 4.Novartis AG logoNovartis AG1.71%
  5. 5.Shell PLC (SHEL) logoShell PLC (SHEL)1.63%
  6. 6.AstraZeneca PLC logoAstraZeneca PLC1.55%
  7. 7.Nestle SA logoNestle SA1.50%
  8. 8.Siemens AG logoSiemens AG1.44%
  9. 9.SAP SE1.31%
  10. 10.Banco Santander SA logoBanco Santander SA1.28%
  11. 11.Allianz SE logoAllianz SE1.15%
  12. 12.Schneider Electric SE logoSchneider Electric SE1.14%
  13. 13.TotalEnergies SE logoTotalEnergies SE1.10%
  14. 14.Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC logoRolls-Royce Holdings PLC1.04%
  15. 15.Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA logoBanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA1.01%
  16. 16.Iberdrola SA logoIberdrola SA1.00%
  17. 17.UBS Group AG logoUBS Group AG0.95%
  18. 18.ABB Ltd logoABB Ltd0.94%
  19. 19.UniCredit SpA0.85%
  20. 20.Safran SA logoSafran SA0.83%