The investment seeks to provide a tax-efficient investment return consisting of long-term capital appreciation. The fund purchases stocks included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE index, which is made up of approximately 1,211 common stocks of companies located in 21 countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Far East. The fund uses statistical methods to "sample" the Index, aiming to closely track its investment performance while limiting investments in index securities that have undesirable tax characteristics in an attempt to minimize taxable income distributions.
Fund filings (PDF) »

Asset managers:
Donald Butler (Started: Jul 29, 2008)
Duane Kelly (Started: Aug 17, 1999)

Advisor Company:
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Fund family reports on Morningstar »

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Alpha*	-3.90	0.28	0.09	0.09
Beta*	1.11	1.02	1.02	1.02
Mean annual return	2.26	-0.19	0.60	0.32
R-squared*	98.13	97.75	97.92	98.65
Standard deviation	30.28	24.76	20.43	18.45
Sharpe ratio	0.89	-0.19	0.20	0.05
* Against standard index

Risk measurement details »

Security	Net Assets
BP PLC (BP.)	1.80%
HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBA)	1.74%
Nestle (NESN)	1.67%
Total SA (FP)	1.40%
Toyota Motor Corporation (7203)	1.26%
Vodafone Group PLC (VODPF)	1.24%
Banco Santander SA (SAN)	1.18%
Telefonica, S.A. (TEF)	1.17%
Roche Holding AG (RHHVF)	1.16%
BHP Billiton Limited (BHP)	1.12%

Holdings Performance »