Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF holds 4,875 positions and $13.6B in net assets as of Jul 31, 2026. The largest: Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 5.9%, HBM 0.3%, Aritzia Inc 0.3%, Finning International Inc 0.2%, Storebrand ASA 0.2%.

What is the expense ratio of VSS?

VSS costs 0.06% a year, from its prospectus.

VSSVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

ETF · Vanguard International Equity Index Funds

$145.23close Nov 6, 2026

The fund

Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026, filed with the SEC.

$13.6B

net assets, all share classes

0.06%

yearly cost, from the prospectus

4,875

positions on file

Growth of $100

Total return with dividends reinvested, month by month since August 2019.

$100$178

20192026

+16.1%

last 12 months

+12.8%

a year, over 3 years

+5.0%

a year, over 5 years

Largest holdings

The top 10 issuers of 4,875 positions, by share of the fund. Under each, about how much of the company the fund owns.

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity FundCash and short-term: 5.9%
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.: 0.3%0.40% of HBM
Aritzia Inc: 0.3%
Finning International Inc: 0.2%
Storebrand ASA: 0.2%
Accelleron Industries AG: 0.2%
Games Workshop Group PLC: 0.2%
Taiwan Union Technology Corp: 0.2%
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA: 0.2%
SOBO South Bow Corporation: 0.2%0.39% of SOBO

Where it owns the most

The companies of which VSS alone owns the largest share, from its holdings and each company's share count.

Countries

Where the holdings are, by share of the fund.

Japan14.9%
Canada10.5%
United Kingdom8.1%
Taiwan7.7%
India6.9%
United States6.1%
Australia4.5%
South Korea4.1%
China3.9%
Sweden3.6%

What it holds

By kind of asset.

Stocks98.9%
Cash and short-term5.9%
Preferred stock0.3%

From the fund’s Form N-PORT for July 2026 (filed Sep 28, 2026) and its prospectus, via the SEC’s public data sets. Shares of net assets can sum above 100% where a fund holds cash collateral or derivatives.