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Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio

Overview

Unit Price as of 04/28/2025 $18.92
Change $0.12 0.64%
Expense Ratio as of 04/28/2025 0.22%
Inception Date 06/02/2011

Investment Objective

The portfolio seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio invests 100% of its assets in Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund, which employs an indexing approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of companies located in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. The Index includes approximately 7,284 stocks of companies located in 48 markets. As of October 31, 2020, the largest markets covered in the Index were Japan, China, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, and France (which made up approximately 17.2%, 12.3%, 8.8%, 6.4%, 5.9%, and 5.8%, respectively, of the Index's market capitalization).The fund invests all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in its target index.

Investment Risks

The Portfolio primarily is subject to stock market risk, country/regional risk, currency risk, emerging markets risk, and investment style risk. The Portfolio also has low levels of derivatives risk.

Average Annual Returns - Updated Monthly as of 03/31/2025

Name 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception 06/02/2011
Name Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio 1 year 6.29% 3 year 4.54% 5 year 11.30% 10 year 5.06% Since Inception 06/02/2011 4.52%
Name Spliced Total International Stock Index** 1 year 5.73% 3 year 4.21% 5 year 11.30% 10 year 5.21% Since Inception 06/02/2011 4.62%

** Consists of the Total International Composite Index through August 31, 2006; the MSCI EAFE + Emerging Markets Index through December 15, 2010; the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index through June 2, 2013; and the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index thereafter. Returns for the MSCI indexes are adjusted for withholding taxes applicable to Luxembourg holding companies.

Annual Investment Returns

Year Ended Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio
Year Ended 2024 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio 5.05%
Year Ended 2023 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio 15.33%
Year Ended 2022 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio -16.07%
Year Ended 2021 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio 8.53%
Year Ended 2020 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio 11.09%

Historical Prices

04/29/2025 $18.96
04/28/2025 $18.92
04/25/2025 $18.80
04/24/2025 $18.80
04/23/2025 $18.55

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Index performance is provided as a benchmark but is not illustrative of any particular investment. You cannot invest directly in an index.

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance - especially short-term past performance - is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so that investors' units, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent quarter-end, click here.

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