Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

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Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Sustainability mandate

Equity & Justice

Exclusions







EQUITY & JUSTICE RATINGS

Gender Equality
Diversity Disclosures
Racial Justice
LGBTQ+ Equity

GENDER EQUALITY

Fund Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

FUND COVERAGE
# of holdings1,434
% of assets65%
Score
56 / 100
Rank

55.1 percentile

Group: International Equity

Rank: #495 out of 1,099

Grade
C

Gender equality ratings are calculated using data from the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard from Equileap.

Sub-scores & KPIs

Gender Equality: Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce

25 / 40

Gender Equality: Equal Compensation and Work Life Balance

13 / 30

Gender Equality: Policies Promoting Gender Equality

17 / 20

Gender Equality: Commitment, Transparency, and Accountability

1 / 10

Fund Holdings: Gender Equality

Highest scoring holdings

Highest scoring holdings

Top 10 holdings by Gender Equality score

  • Holding
    % invested
    USD$
  • 1. National Bank of Canada
         % of fund invested: 0.15%
         $USD invested: $7.78M
  • 2. Transurban Group
         % of fund invested: 0.11%
         $USD invested: $5.57M
  • 3. GPT Group
         % of fund invested: 0.03%
         $USD invested: $1.39M
  • 4. QBE Insurance Group Ltd
         % of fund invested: 0.08%
         $USD invested: $4.06M
  • 5. Allianz SE
         % of fund invested: 0.62%
         $USD invested: $31.09M
  • 6. AstraZeneca PLC
         % of fund invested: 0.91%
         $USD invested: $45.62M
  • 7. Qantas Airways Ltd
         % of fund invested: 0.02%
         $USD invested: $1.13M
  • 8. ASX Ltd
         % of fund invested: 0.03%
         $USD invested: $1.49M
  • 9. Standard Chartered PLC
         % of fund invested: 0.13%
         $USD invested: $6.77M
  • 10. CAR Group Ltd
         % of fund invested: 0.04%
         $USD invested: $1.86M
Lowest scoring holdings

Lowest scoring holdings

Bottom 10 holdings by Gender Equality score

  • Holding
    % invested
    USD$
  • 1. KBC Ancora SA
         % of fund invested: 0.01%
         $USD invested: $573,825
  • 2. Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg
         % of fund invested: 0.65%
         $USD invested: $32.55M
  • 3. Tuas Ltd Ordinary Shares
         % of fund invested: <0.01%
         $USD invested: $167,589
  • 4. Sankyu Inc
         % of fund invested: <0.01%
         $USD invested: $466,704
  • 5. Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd
         % of fund invested: <0.01%
         $USD invested: $327,064
  • 6. Electra Ltd
         % of fund invested: <0.01%
         $USD invested: $214,223
  • 7. Genesis Minerals Ltd
         % of fund invested: 0.01%
         $USD invested: $620,853
  • 8. Financiere de Tubize SA
         % of fund invested: 0.01%
         $USD invested: $721,346
  • 9. ABC-Mart Inc
         % of fund invested: <0.01%
         $USD invested: $307,904
  • 10. Capricorn Metals Ltd
         % of fund invested: <0.01%
         $USD invested: $459,294

Fund manager statement

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EXCLUSION RATINGS

Prisons & Borders
Military Weapons

PRISONS & BORDERS

Fund Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

Totals

Holdings
Assets
Weight
Prisons
7
$19.1M
0.38%
     Prisons high risk
3
$2.37M
0.05%
     Private prisons
2
$672,600
0.01%
Borders
5
$38.25M
0.76%
     Borders high risk
1
$4.58M
0.09%
Total
12
$57.34M
1.14%
Full fund results

Holdings — 12 flagged holdings

1.
RELX PLC
Borders
$16.42M
0.33%
Borders :
$16.42M
0.33%
2.
Honda Motor Co Ltd
Borders
$8.79M
0.17%
Borders :
$8.79M
0.17%
3.
NEC Corp
Borders
$7.2M
0.14%
Borders :
$7.2M
0.14%
4.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Shs Subord.Vtg
Prisons
$6.87M
0.14%
Prisons
$6.87M
0.14%
5.
Thomson Reuters Corp
Borders
$4.58M
0.09%
Borders :
$4.58M
0.09%
6.
Restaurant Brands International Inc
Prisons
$3.88M
0.08%
Prisons
$3.88M
0.08%
7.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Ordinary Shares - Non Voting
Prisons
$3.28M
0.07%
Prisons
$3.28M
0.07%
8.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG
Prisons
$2.7M
0.05%
Prisons
$2.7M
0.05%
9.
NICE Ltd
Prisons
$1.7M
0.03%
Prisons
$1.7M
0.03%
10.
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
Borders
$1.26M
0.03%
Borders :
$1.26M
0.03%
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