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VEIGX Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund Investor Shares
Also available at a lower cost as an Admiral™ Shares mutual fund.
Management style
Active
Asset class
International/Global Stock
Category
World Stock
Risk / reward scale
4
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Investment minimum
$3,000
as of 03/25/2025
NAV price
$36.10
as of 03/25/2025
Overview
Key facts
CUSIP | 921908810 |
|---|---|
Management style | Active |
Asset class | International/Global Stock |
Category | World Stock |
Inception date | 06/05/2019 |
Fund Number | 2247 |
Price
Minimum Investment
$3,000
NAV Price
$36.10
as of 03/25/2025
NAV change
as of 03/25/2025
Performance
YTD returns
0.19%
as of 03/25/2025
Product summary
This actively managed fund seeks to invest in global mid- and large-capitalization companies with high financial productivity and leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. The fund’s advisor will conduct proprietary investment and ESG research to construct a highly selective stock portfolio, consisting of 35 to 45 stocks that will be owned for an extended time period. Additionally, the advisor will engage with company management and vote proxies. An investor who seeks exposure to companies with leading ESG practices, as defined by Wellington, may wish to consider this fund.
Fund management
Wellington Management Company LLP
Performance & fees
Total returns
as of 02/28/2025
Recent returns
Average annual
| Month-end | 3-Month total | YTD | 1-yr | 3-yr | 5-yr | 10-yr | Since inception 06/05/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VEIGX2 | -0.62% | -0.98% | 2.78% | 12.15% | 10.09% | 14.27% | — | 13.46% |
| -0.56% | 0.40% | 2.76% | 15.21% | 9.43% | 13.09% | 9.47% | 11.99% |
as of 12/31/2024
| Year | 1st Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 4th Qtr | Year-end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8.06% | 0.60% | 9.26% | -4.43% | 13.51% | 17.57% |
| 2023 | 6.89% | 5.17% | -6.14% | 13.25% | 19.51% | 22.44% |
| 2022 | -5.72% | -11.25% | -7.91% | 15.71% | -10.84% | -17.78% |
| 2021 | 6.91% | 5.78% | -0.40% | 8.49% | 22.20% | 18.75% |
| 2020 | -17.85% | 16.09% | 9.95% | 13.78% | 19.31% | 16.44% |
| 2019 | — | — | 1.62% | 6.73% | 13.82% | — |
as of 12/31/2024
| Year | Capital return by NAV | Income return by NAV | Total return by NAV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.64% | 1.87% | 13.51% | 17.57% |
| 2023 | 17.43% | 2.07% | 19.51% | 22.44% |
| 2022 | -12.32% | 1.48% | -10.84% | -17.78% |
| 2021 | 20.74% | 1.46% | 22.20% | 18.75% |
| 2020 | 18.22% | 1.09% | 19.31% | 16.44% |
| 2019 | 12.99% | 0.83% | 13.82% | — |
as of 02/28/2025
| 1-yr | 3-yr | 5-yr | 10-yr | Since inception 06/05/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEIGX | 12.15% | 33.43% | 94.86% | — | 106.29% |
| 15.21% | 31.03% | 84.97% | 147.17% | — |
Expense ratio
VEIGX
0.58%
Average expense ratio of similar funds3
—
Fund-specific fees
Purchase fee
None
Fund family redemption fee
None
None
The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited.
Performance data do not reflect the deduction of the $25 annual account service fee that may be applied to certain accounts. If this fee was included, performance would be lower.
Price
Closing price
Closing price as of 03/25/2025
NAV change
52-week High
$38.71
as of 09/26/2024
52-week Low
$33.26
as of 04/19/2024
52-week Difference
$5.45 (16.39%)
Historical prices
| Name | Date | NAV |
|---|---|---|
| VEIGX | 03/25/2025 | $36.10 |
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Portfolio composition
Characteristics
as of 02/28/2025
| Fundamental | VEIGX | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 38 | 4243 |
| Median market cap | $136.5 B | $136.5 B |
| Earnings growth rate | 14.6% | 17.3% |
| Short-term reserves | 1.2% | — |
| P/E ratio | 21.7x | 21.6x |
| P/B ratio | 3.6x | 3.1x |
| Turnover rate (Fiscal Year-end 01/31/2025) | 25.3% | — |
| Return on equity | 22.1% | 19.2% |
| Foreign holdings | 48.5% | — |
| Fund total net assets as of 02/28/2025 | $1.4 B | — |
| Share class total net assets | $263.7 M | — |
Weighted exposures
as of 02/28/2025
Weighted equity exposures exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index futures. Some short-term fixed income securities are classified as cash and are excluded from the weighted bond exposures.
Holding details
as of 12/31/2024
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 183,685 | $77,423,228 |
| DE | Deere & Co. | 139,435 | $59,078,610 |
| D05 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,591,279 | $50,993,276 |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | 157,260 | $49,700,450 |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 626,182 | $46,356,253 |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | 408,106 | $41,830,865 |
| 1299 | AIA Group Ltd. | 5,789,916 | $41,588,172 |
| ML | Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | 1,234,875 | $40,634,137 |
| INGA | ING Groep NV | 2,490,125 | $39,024,216 |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV | 55,332 | $38,756,452 |
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 183,685 | $77,423,228 |
| DE | Deere & Co. | 139,435 | $59,078,610 |
| D05 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,591,279 | $50,993,276 |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | 157,260 | $49,700,450 |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 626,182 | $46,356,253 |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | 408,106 | $41,830,865 |
| 1299 | AIA Group Ltd. | 5,789,916 | $41,588,172 |
| ML | Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | 1,234,875 | $40,634,137 |
| INGA | ING Groep NV | 2,490,125 | $39,024,216 |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV | 55,332 | $38,756,452 |
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 183,685 | $77,423,228 |
| DE | Deere & Co. | 139,435 | $59,078,610 |
| D05 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,591,279 | $50,993,276 |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | 157,260 | $49,700,450 |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 626,182 | $46,356,253 |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | 408,106 | $41,830,865 |
| 1299 | AIA Group Ltd. | 5,789,916 | $41,588,172 |
| ML | Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | 1,234,875 | $40,634,137 |
| INGA | ING Groep NV | 2,490,125 | $39,024,216 |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV | 55,332 | $38,756,452 |
Distributions
Realized/Unrealized gains
as of 02/28/2025
Realized gain
$1.18
% of NAV
Unrealized gains of NAV
$7.61
% of NAV
Fiscal year end
01/31/2025
Distribution schedule
Annually
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Fund management
Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund seeks to maximize returns by investing in industry-leading companies that generate consistently high return on capital and have leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. The advisor, Wellington Management Company LLP, will conduct proprietary investment and ESG research to construct a highly selective portfolio of 35 to 45 stocks that will be held for extended time horizons. Additionally, Wellington will engage with company management and Boards and vote proxies to ensure accountability and promote further improvements.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Founded in 1928, Wellington Management Company LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, is among the nation’s oldest and most respected institutional investment managers. The firm has advised Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund since 2019.
Mark D. Mandel
CFA, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2019. Worked in investment management since 1995. B.A., Bates College. M.B.A., Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Yolanda C. Courtines
CFA, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2019. Worked in investment management since 1993. B.A., Tulane University. M.A., Columbia University.
Samuel O. Cox
Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2024. Worked in investment management since 2010. B.A., University of Pennsylvania. M.B.A., MIT Sloan School of Management.
Wellington Management Company
Wellington Management Company CEO Jean Hynes describes how the firm's collaborative culture, private ownership model and global investment resources help set it apart.
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Fund literature
Performance & fees
1
Tracks approximately 2,900 large- and mid-capitalization stocks in countries around the world, including both developed and emerging markets. Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes.
2
The fund held a subscription period from May 21, 2019 through June 4, 2019, during which time all assets were held directly or indirectly in money market instruments. Performance measurement began June 5, 2019.
3
Most recent data available. © 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; (3) does not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar; and (4) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
4
R-squared and beta are calculated from trailing 36-month fund returns relative to the associated benchmark.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Vanguard average mutual fund expense ratio: 0.09%. Industry average mutual fund expense ratio: 0.50%. All averages are asset-weighted. Industry average excludes Vanguard. Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2023.
Total returns: Short-term total return information is provided only as a service. Historical performance—particularly short-term performance—is no guarantee of future returns. Price, yield, and return on an actual investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell. Average annual returns include changes in price and reinvestments of dividends and capital gains. Since-inception returns for less than 1 year and year-to-date returns aren't annualized. Index performance is provided as a benchmark but isn't illustrative of any particular investment. You can't invest in an index.
Standardized returns: To see quarterly fee-adjusted returns, refer to the Price & Performance details.
Expense ratios: Expense ratios are displayed on Overview. For investments that are less than 1 fiscal year old, expense ratios are estimated.
Risk: All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest. Funds that concentrate on a relatively narrow market sector face the risk of higher share-price volatility. Investments in stocks or bonds issued by non-U.S. companies are subject to risks including country/regional risk and currency risk.
An investment in the fund could lose money over short or long periods of time. You should expect the fund’s share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range. The fund is subject to the following risks, which could affect the fund’s performance:
- Stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. The fund’s investments in foreign stocks can be riskier than U.S. stock investments. Foreign stocks may be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. stocks. The prices of foreign stocks and the prices of U.S. stocks may move in opposite directions.
- Country/regional risk, which is the chance that world events—such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters—will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions. Because the fund may invest a large portion of its assets in securities of companies located in any one country or region, including emerging markets, the fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of its investments in that area. Country/regional risk is especially high in emerging markets.
- Asset concentration risk, which is the chance that, because the fund tends to invest a high percentage of assets in its ten largest holdings, the fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks.
- ESG investing risk, which is the chance that the stocks selected by the advisor based on its ESG criteria generally will underperform the stock market as a whole or that the particular stocks selected by the advisor based on its ESG criteria will, in the aggregate, trail returns of other ESG funds. There are significant differences in interpretations of what it means for a company to meet ESG criteria. The advisor’s assessment of a company may differ from that of other funds or an investor’s assessment of such company. As a result, stocks selected by the advisor may not reflect the beliefs and values of any particular investor. The advisor is dependent on the availability of timely and accurate ESG data being reported by companies to evaluate their ESG criteria. The advisor’s ESG criteria may, at times, result in the fund becoming focused in the stocks of a particular market sector, which would subject the fund to proportionately higher exposure to the risks of that sector.
- Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. Currency risk is especially high in emerging markets.