Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF

VEU

Market cap $66.4B

For investors building their first international allocation, the choice often narrows to two funds that look like twins on the surface: iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

Easing geopolitical tensions, a softer dollar and improving risk appetite are reviving interest in global equity ETFs.

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.

Ceasefire hopes, persistent volatility in the U.S. markets and a softer dollar are driving investors to look beyond domestic equities and toward global equity ETFs for broader diversification.

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.

The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex US Index Fund ETF is holding onto modest gains in 2026, benefiting from attractive valuations relative to the S&P 500. VEU is principally invested in low-growth energy-importing regions, such as Europe and Japan, indicating an elevated possibility of weak earnings growth. Exposure to the Middle East is quite modest at 2.7%, while VEU's allocation to key energy crisis beneficiaries, such as Canada and Australia, stands at 11.8%.

Since the start of the year, investors have been vacating U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a broad-based, risk-off strategy that has benefited safe-haven assets like gold and silver, as well as global equities.

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.