Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT)
| Assets | $65.67B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.06% |
| PE Ratio | 22.67 |
| Shares Out | 443.38M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.57 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.74% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 39.46% |
| 1-Year Return | +21.83% |
| Volume | 5,194,503 |
| Open | 147.59 |
| Previous Close | 148.40 |
| Day's Range | 147.11 - 148.03 |
| 52-Week Low | 100.89 |
| 52-Week High | 149.07 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Holdings | 10055 |
| Inception Date | Jun 24, 2008 |
About VT
Fund Home PageThe Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of global stocks covering 98% of the domestic and emerging market capitalization. VT was launched on Jun 24, 2008 and is issued by Vanguard.
Top 10 Holdings
21.24% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 4.14% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 3.50% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 2.95% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 2.12% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 1.82% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 1.48% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 1.45% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 1.42% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 2330 | 1.24% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 1.12% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | $1.1152 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.4781 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.5947 | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.3852 | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.8774 | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | $0.4174 | Sep 24, 2024 |
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