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Is VSGX a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) is a ESG ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VSGX 5.7 out of 10 — highest on Growth (7.3), lowest on Risk (4.9). It trades at 15.4 times earnings, against its own median of 15.6. Its ten largest holdings are 17% of the fund.

What stands out in VSGX's data

International stocks screened for ESG criteria, spanning developed and emerging markets.

Charges little each year — more of the market's return stays with you.

An expense ratio of 0.10% places it among the cheapest in the ESG category, which averages 0.25%. It holds 6,573 stocks, providing broad international exposure.

Adds an ESG screen to a broad international allocation without sacrificing breadth.

How is VSGX rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) 5.7 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) 5.7 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 5.7 / 10
  • Growth: 7.3 / 10
  • Value: 5.6 / 10
  • Risk: 4.9 / 10
  • Quality: 5.2 / 10
  • Return: 5.0 / 10

Is VSGX expensive right now? It trades at 15.4 times earnings, against its own median of 15.6

As of October 28, 2026, VSGX is cheaper than 53% of its own last 8 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from VSGX's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside VSGX? 25% Tech

What's inside VSGX: Size (Large 63%, Mid 26%, Small 12%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 25.4%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 13.4%; Memory 6.8%.

What are VSGX's top holdings? The ten largest are 17% of the fund

Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, ASML, Roche, Royal Bank of Canada, Novartis, Alibaba, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and AstraZeneca are VSGX's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 81% of ESG ETFs.

Half of VSGX's weight sits in its 139 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 159 equally weighted holdings.

What is VSGX's expense ratio? 0.10% a year

As of October 28, 2026, VSGX charges 0.10% a year, yields 3.03% and holds $6.5B in assets across 6573 positions.

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) — cost, income and size
MeasureVSGX
Expense ratio0.10%
Dividend yield3.03%
Assets under management$6.5B
Holdings6573

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.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vsgx

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