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International Shares

Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the FTSE Developed ex Australia Choice Index, giving exposure to international developed-market shares while excluding non-renewable energy, vice products and weapons companies.

IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.18% p.a.
Inception date11 Sep 2018
BenchmarkFTSE Developed ex Australia Choice Index

Scout Score

63/100
Ranked #17 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.

Cost88
Diversification43
Tracking65
Liquidity55
Fund Strength71
Performance68
Income25

Strengths

  • Low fee — 0.18% p.a., cheaper than 88% of International Shares funds.
  • Large, established fund — $1.6B in assets, bigger than 71% of International Shares funds.

Weaknesses

  • Below-average yield — 1.36%, lower than 75% of International Shares peers.

Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)

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

1 Month+2.55%
3 Months+1.73%
YTD+9.29%
1 Year+12.48%
3 Years (p.a.)+19.79%
5 Years (p.a.)+12.64%

Price history

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

-23%+5%+34%+62%+91%2021-092022-122024-032025-062026-09

Geographic exposure (as at 30 Sep 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
72.50%
Japan flagJapan
6.68%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
3.27%
Canada flagCanada
2.49%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
2.22%
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
2.16%
Germany flagGermany
1.66%
Netherlands flagNetherlands
1.56%
France flagFrance
1.17%
Sweden flagSweden
0.87%
Spain flagSpain
0.82%
Italy flagItaly
0.77%
Hong Kong flagHong Kong
0.50%
Singapore flagSingapore
0.49%
Denmark flagDenmark
0.42%
Israel flagIsrael
0.39%
Finland flagFinland
0.24%
Belgium flagBelgium
0.24%
Norway flagNorway
0.12%
Ireland flagIreland
0.12%
Poland flagPoland
0.12%
Austria flagAustria
0.11%
Greece flagGreece
0.07%
New Zealand flagNew Zealand
0.06%
Portugal flagPortugal
0.03%

Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)

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

Information Technology
46.44%
Financials
14.32%
Consumer Discretionary
11.03%
Health Care
9.68%
Industrials
7.14%
Consumer Staples
3.64%
Communication Services
2.59%
Materials
2.07%
Real Estate
1.87%
Utilities
0.22%
Energy
0.07%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

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

  1. 1.NVIDIA Corp logoNVIDIA Corp7.08%
  2. 2.Apple Inc logoApple Inc6.39%
  3. 3.Microsoft Corp logoMicrosoft Corp5.06%
  4. 4.Amazon.com Inc logoAmazon.com Inc3.21%
  5. 5.Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) logoAlphabet Inc (GOOGL)2.67%
  6. 6.Broadcom Inc logoBroadcom Inc2.17%
  7. 7.Alphabet Inc (GOOG) logoAlphabet Inc (GOOG)2.15%
  8. 8.Meta Platforms Inc logoMeta Platforms Inc2.11%
  9. 9.Micron Technology Inc logoMicron Technology Inc1.60%
  10. 10.Tesla Inc logoTesla Inc1.38%
  11. 11.Advanced Micro Devices Inc logoAdvanced Micro Devices Inc1.32%
  12. 12.Eli Lilly & Co logoEli Lilly & Co1.23%
  13. 13.Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930)1.22%
  14. 14.JPMorgan Chase & Co logoJPMorgan Chase & Co1.17%
  15. 15.SK hynix Inc1.00%
  16. 16.ASML Holding NV logoASML Holding NV0.93%
  17. 17.Visa Inc logoVisa Inc0.80%
  18. 18.Intel Corp logoIntel Corp0.73%
  19. 19.AbbVie Inc logoAbbVie Inc0.62%
  20. 20.Mastercard Inc logoMastercard Inc0.59%