Is VSGX a good investment?

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) is a ESG ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VSGX 6.4 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.4), lowest on Valuation (4.5). It trades at 15.6 times earnings, against its own median of 13.9. Its ten largest holdings are 14% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VSGX rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) 6.4 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) 6.4 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 6.4 / 10
Growth: 8.4 / 10
Valuation: 4.5 / 10
Risk: 7.1 / 10
Quality: 6.2 / 10
Return: 5.3 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, VSGX charges 0.10% a year, yields 2.64% and holds $6.5B in assets across 6362 positions.

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) — cost, income and size
Measure	VSGX
Expense ratio	0.10%
Dividend yield	2.64%
Assets under management	$6.5B
Holdings	6362

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 VSGX's data

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

Expected to grow faster than the typical ESG peer — more of the portfolio's return may come from earnings expansion.

Its forward growth estimate of 22% sits above the category median of 16% and its own 15% historical median. Holdings 6,362 and a 0.10% expense ratio keep it broad and cheap.

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

Why did VSGX move this week? It fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Novartis and Novo Nordisk A/S-B drove it

VSGX fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and SAP (−4.6%); SK Hynix (+14.8%) pushed the other way.

Is VSGX expensive right now? It trades at 15.6 times earnings, against its own median of 13.9

As of September 11, 2026, VSGX is more expensive than 80% of its own 96 monthly readings since 2018 — 77 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 VSGX? 22% Tech

What's inside VSGX: Size (Large 59%, Mid 27%, Small 14%); Geography (International 97%, US 3%); Tech 22.1%; AI 0.8%; Semiconductors 9.3%; Memory 8.4%.

What are VSGX's top holdings? The ten largest are 14% of the fund

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

Less concentrated than 92% of ESG ETFs.

Half of VSGX's weight sits in its 155 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 251 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vsgx