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In short: Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF (VEQ.AX) is an exchange-traded fund from Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd charging 0.35% a year, with 633.57M AUD in assets, as of 7 October 2026.
ETF · data ~15-min delayed
Open full interactive analysis →| Price | 87.94 AUD |
| Day change | +0.26% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% (issuer-published, gathered 7 October 2026) |
| Assets under management | 633.57M |
| Yield | 2.20% |
| Issuer | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd |
| Asset class | Equity |
| 1-year return | 9.1% |
| 3-year return (a year) | 13.5% |
| 5-year return (a year) | 8.8% |
Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF (VEQ.AX) is an equity exchange-traded fund from Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. It charges 0.35% a year. It manages 633.57M in assets. Its ten largest holdings make up 19% of the portfolio, a broadly spread one. Over three years it returned 13.5% a year against 0.0% for its category. Past returns do not predict future ones, and this is not a recommendation.
| Holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| ASML.AS ASML Holding NV | 4.03% |
| HSBA.L HSBC Holdings PLC | 2.17% |
| ROP.SW Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 1.89% |
| NOVN.SW Novartis AG Registered Shares | 1.75% |
| SHEL.L Shell PLC | 1.58% |
| NESN.SW Nestle SA | 1.54% |
| SIE.DE Siemens AG | 1.50% |
| AZN.L AstraZeneca PLC | 1.49% |
| SAP.DE SAP SE | 1.40% |
| SAN.MC Banco Santander SA | 1.33% |
Top ten: 19% of the fund.
financial services 26%industrials 20%healthcare 12%technology 9%consumer defensive 8%consumer cyclical 7%basic materials 6%utilities 4%
Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF charges 0.35% a year as of 7 October 2026, about $35 for every $10,000 invested. The fee is deducted from the fund's assets whatever it returns, so it never appears as a bill. Brokerage and the bid-ask spread are extra costs. Compare it with funds that track the same market.
Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF manages 633.57M AUD in assets as of 7 October 2026. Size matters because larger funds are less likely to close, which could force investors to sell at an inconvenient time, and they usually trade with tighter bid-ask spreads, a cost that does not appear in the fee.
Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF's largest holdings are ASML Holding NV (4.0%), HSBC Holdings PLC (2.2%) and Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new (1.9%), and its ten largest together make up 19% of the fund. A higher top-ten share means the fund's returns depend more heavily on a few companies. The full holdings are in the issuer's documents.
Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF returned 13.5% a year over three years and 8.8% a year over five, against 0.0% a year for its category over three years. Returns are after the fund's fees but before brokerage and tax. Past performance does not predict future returns, and funds tracking the same index usually differ by little more than cost.
Prices and fundamentals: Yahoo Finance (unofficial), as of 7 October 2026; prices are delayed about 15 minutes. Expense ratio: published by Vanguard on its own website, gathered 7 October 2026. Every source ShareSift uses: data sources.
Updated · prices ~15-min delayed, fund data as last reported
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