Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
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European Stocks and Mutual Funds: Don’t Go Overboard
European stocks (VLKAY) (RENX) (RBS), like others across the world, have been whiplashed by volatility so far 2016.
Financials, Discretionary Hurting Key Vanguard European Fund
The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (VEURX) has fallen 3.2% year-to-date (or YTD). Let’s see why.
Sector Underperformance Hurts Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
With 516 holdings, the top three sectors invested in by the Vanguard European Stock Index Fund were financials, healthcare, and consumer staples, with exposures of 23.3%, 13.9%, and 13.6%, respectively.
European Equity Index Underperformed in June: Will Trend Reverse?
In June 2016, the Barclay European Equity Index remained the underperformer among all the hedge fund indexes. It returned -2.7% in June.
Materials and Energy Helped the Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
Unlike most of the funds in this review, VEURX is not actively managed.
Sector Composition of the Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund’s assets were spread across a staggering 1,250 stocks as of June 2016, and it was managing assets worth $17.8 billion.
Financials Hurt, Industrials Helped VEURX in 1Q16
The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund – Investor Shares (VEURX) fell 2.4% in 1Q16, which placed it in the middle of the pack of the 12 funds in this review.
Sector Composition Changes in VEURX until 1Q16
The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund – Investor Shares’ (VEURX) assets were spread across a staggering 1,249 stocks as of March 2016. It was managing assets worth $19.0 billion.
What Should We Think About the Passive Offering of VEURX?
VEURX is a passively managed index fund. So its fund manager can’t take active bets and has to follow the allocation of the underlying benchmark.
The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund: A Forgettable Year?
The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund (VEURX) is by far the largest fund in this review by asset size.
The Energy and Materials Sectors Pulled VEURX into the Red in 2015
The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund was the worst performer for 2015 among the ten funds in this review.
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (VEURX)
As of August 2015, the Vanguard European Stock Index Fund was managing assets worth a mammoth $20.8 billion.
