- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern PA United States of America 19355
- IPO Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Business
- Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) is an exchange-traded fund managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index. The fund provides broad exposure to global equity markets, including large-, mid-, and small-capitalization stocks from developed and emerging markets worldwide; it holds approximately 9,966 stocks covering more than 98% of the global investable market capitalization, with key sector allocations in technology (29.5%), financials (15.6%), and consumer discretionary (13.6%); top holdings as of September 30, 2025, include NVIDIA Corp. (4.3%), Microsoft Corp. (3.8%), and Apple Inc. (3.7%), representing 22.6% of net assets; geographic exposure features the United States (63.0%), Japan (5.6%), and China (3.6%), among over 47 countries. The ETF, which trades on NYSE Arca under ticker VT with CUSIP 922042742, offers investor, institutional, and ETF share classes; it maintains a low expense ratio of 0.06%, quarterly dividend schedule, and minimal turnover rate of 2.8%; total net assets stand at $71,131 million for the fund and $55,120 million for the ETF shares. Launched on June 24, 2008, and domiciled in the United States with Vanguard headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the fund targets long-term investors seeking diversified global equity exposure without currency hedging. In early 2025, Vanguard implemented its largest-ever expense ratio reductions across 168 share classes in 87 funds, including equity offerings like VT, saving investors over $350 million annually and reinforcing its commitment to low-cost investing under new CEO Salim Ramji; the firm also established a dedicated advice and wealth management division amid robust asset inflows rivaling BlackRock.