By Morningstar : By Patricia Oey While we usually recommend using single-country funds as satellite holdings given their niche exposure, we think iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index ( EWU ) is suitable as a core foreign-equity holding. First of all, this fund is dominated by high-quality global firms
index. Alternatives For somewhat similar exposure, investors can consider European ETFs. We suggest Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF VGK , which charges a low fee of 0.14%. Those looking for exposure to only eurozone countries can consider iShares MSCI EMU Index
investors looking for a more European region play, which would include the United Kingdom, we suggest Vanguard MSCI Europe VGK , which charges a low management fee of 0.14%. Germany accounts for about 12% in this fund. Investors can also consider
Those interested in learning more about the outlook for some of VGK 's larger country allocations can review our reports on those ..... prefer the similar and significantly cheaper Vanguard MSCI Europe VGK . This ETF is fairly diversified and holds many high-quality
growth-friendly liquidity to the market. VGK is the cheapest ETF to provide broad exposure ..... Europe 350 Index IEV is very similar to VGK in terms of holdings and performance. However ..... which together account for about 43% of VGK 's portfolio) and has much heavier weightings
equities to capture the long-term returns from equity risk as well as the currency appreciation. Vanguard European Stock ETF VGK provides the cheapest exposure to the European market at a mere 0.14% expense ratio, but it holds only about 60% of its
m going at this without a financial advisor. Just want an opinion. [My Roth assets will go in the following to create my allocation: Large: VOO and VYM Mid: VOT and VOE Small: VBR Int: VEA and VGK (not to much), VWO, VSS, DEM]
m going at this without a financial advisor. Just want an opinion. [My Roth assets will go in the following to create my allocation: Large: VOO and VYM Mid: VOT and VOE Small: VBR Int: VEA and VGK (not to much), VWO, VSS, DEM]
equities. For investors who would like to add exposure to Europe, inexpensive, focused vehicles such as Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF VGK are a reasonable starting point; Morningstar also has a few favorite actively managed funds in the Europe-stock category
These include Vanguard MSCI EAFE VEA (0.12%), Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets VWO (0.22%), Vanguard MSCI Europe VGK (0.14%), Vanguard MSCI Pacific VPL (0.14%), and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap VSS (0.33