Weakness among Consumer Discretionary and Materials holdings, however, caused the portfolio to lag its benchmark, the Russell Global ®
ex-US Small Cap Index.
More to the point, funds like Vanguard FTSE All - World
ex-US Small Cap Index (VFSVX) are distinctly poor performers, trailing 90 % of their peers over the past three - and five - year periods.
Not exact matches
All but two of those funds have 15 years of history; the exceptions are Vanguard FTSE All - World
ex-US Small - Cap Index Fund VFSVX, +0.03 % investing in international small - cap stocks, and Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index VGXRX, -0.63 % investing in international R
Small -
Cap Index Fund VFSVX, +0.03 % investing in international small - cap stocks, and Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index VGXRX, -0.63 % investing in international REI
Cap Index Fund VFSVX, +0.03 % investing in international
small - cap stocks, and Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index VGXRX, -0.63 % investing in international R
small -
cap stocks, and Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index VGXRX, -0.63 % investing in international REI
cap stocks, and Vanguard Global
ex-US Real Estate
Index VGXRX, -0.63 % investing in international REITs.
1 Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) 2 Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) 3 Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) 4 Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF (VWO) 5 Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) 6 Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (VEA) 7 Vanguard European ETF (VGK) 8 Vanguard Extended Dur Trs Idx ETF (EDV) 9 Vanguard Extended Market
Index ETF (VXF) 10 Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) 11 Vanguard FTSE All - World
ex-US ETF (VEU) 12 Vanguard FTSE All - Wld
ex-US SmCp Idx ETF (VSS) 13 Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) 14 Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) 15 Vanguard High Dividend Yield Indx ETF (VYM) 16 Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) 17 Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) 18 Vanguard Intermediate - Term Bond ETF (BIV) 19 Vanguard Interm - Tm Corp Bd Idx ETF (VCIT) 20 Vanguard Interm - Tm Govt Bd Idx ETF (VGIT) 21 Vanguard Large
Cap ETF (VV) 22 Vanguard Long - Term Bond
Index ETF (BLV) 23 Vanguard Long - Term Corp Bond Idx ETF (VCLT) 24 Vanguard Long - Term Govt Bd Idx ETF (VGLT) 25 Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) 26 Vanguard Mega
Cap 300
Index ETF (MGC) 27 Vanguard Mega
Cap 300 Gr
Index ETF (MGK) 28 Vanguard Mega
Cap 300 Value
Index ETF (MGV) 29 Vanguard Mid
Cap ETF (VO) 30 Vanguard Mid-
Cap Growth ETF (VOT) 31 Vanguard Mid-
Cap Value ETF (VOE) 32 Vanguard Mortgage - Backed Sec Idx ETF (VMBS) 33 Vanguard Pacific Stock ETF (VPL) 34 Vanguard REIT
Index ETF (VNQ) 35 Vanguard Short - Term Bond ETF (BSV) 36 Vanguard Short - Term Corp Bd Idx ETF (VCSH) 37 Vanguard Short - Term Govt Bd Idx ETF (VGSH) 38 Vanguard
Small Cap ETF (VB) 39 Vanguard
Small Cap Growth ETF (VBK) 40 Vanguard
Small Cap Value ETF (VBR) 41 Vanguard Telecom Services ETF (VOX) 42 Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) 43 Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) 44 Vanguard Total World Stock
Index ETF (VT).