Is VPL a good investment?

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) is a Asia-Pacific regional ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VPL 5.3 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.5), lowest on Valuation (1.1). It trades at 16.0 times earnings, against its own median of 12.1. Its ten largest holdings are 24% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VPL rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) 5.3 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) 5.3 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 5.3 / 10
Growth: 8.5 / 10
Valuation: 1.1 / 10
Risk: 3.6 / 10
Quality: 5.3 / 10
Return: 6.0 / 10

What is VPL's expense ratio? 0.07% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VPL charges 0.07% a year, yields 2.30% and holds $13.1B in assets across 2333 positions.

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) — cost, income and size
Measure	VPL
Expense ratio	0.07%
Dividend yield	2.30%
Assets under management	$13.1B
Holdings	2333

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in VPL's data

Developed Asia-Pacific stocks, from Japan to Australia and beyond.

Trades cheaper than the typical Asia-Pacific fund — less of your money goes into the purchase price.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 10.2x sits below the category median of 10.8x. The fund holds 2,333 names, giving broad regional coverage.

A broad regional anchor that keeps costs minimal and coverage wide.

Why did VPL move this week? It rose 1.0% in the week to September 11, 2026 — SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics drove it

VPL rose 1.0% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were SK Hynix (+14.8%), Samsung Electronics (+4.9%) and Softbank (+33.0%); BHP (−4.7%) pushed the other way.

Is VPL expensive right now? It trades at 16.0 times earnings, against its own median of 12.1

As of September 11, 2026, VPL is more expensive than 93% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 106 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VPL? 27% Tech

What's inside VPL: Size (Large 59%, Mid 27%, Small 14%); Geography (International 98%, US 2%); Tech 27.4%; AI 0.4%; Semiconductors 9.8%; Memory 15.2%.

What are VPL's top holdings? The ten largest are 24% of the fund

Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, BHP, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Toyota Motor, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Tokyo Electron, Hitachi and Advantest are VPL's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 86% of Asia Pacific ETFs.

Half of VPL's weight sits in its 55 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 89 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vpl