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Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Sh...
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Fund Info

ISIN

US9220424033

CUSIP

922042403

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

May 15, 2000

Min. Investment

$5,000,000

Asset Class

Equity

Expense Ratio

VPKIX has an expense ratio of 0.08%, which is considered low.


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Performance

Performance Chart


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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares (VPKIX) returned 11.56% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.95% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VPKIX returned 5.13% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


VPKIX

YTD

11.56%

1M

4.34%

6M

8.75%

1Y

10.95%

3Y*

7.25%

5Y*

7.87%

10Y*

5.13%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VPKIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.68%0.43%-0.31%4.15%4.20%11.56%
2024-1.24%4.00%2.89%-4.66%2.41%0.14%3.85%1.44%1.54%-6.10%1.79%-4.10%1.30%
20237.94%-5.54%3.53%0.16%-0.93%4.04%3.57%-3.88%-3.04%-3.63%7.78%5.80%15.59%
2022-5.07%-0.07%0.07%-7.19%1.46%-8.68%5.43%-3.57%-10.63%2.58%13.84%-2.09%-15.20%
2021-0.60%1.87%1.44%0.45%1.81%-0.56%-1.35%1.11%-0.93%-0.33%-4.64%3.42%1.47%
2020-3.42%-7.24%-11.69%7.11%5.83%3.00%0.41%6.09%0.30%-1.40%12.44%6.51%16.54%
20197.21%0.81%0.35%1.44%-5.06%5.26%-1.67%-2.43%3.99%3.61%0.85%2.62%17.61%
20184.80%-3.61%-0.55%0.43%-1.01%-2.63%0.83%-0.90%1.86%-9.66%2.14%-5.69%-13.87%
20174.73%2.17%1.66%0.84%2.24%1.81%2.65%0.16%1.14%4.50%2.08%1.49%28.55%
2016-5.87%-3.46%7.93%0.86%0.38%0.25%5.49%0.27%2.79%-0.96%-1.32%-0.43%5.31%
20151.87%5.68%0.45%3.98%-0.75%-2.06%-0.95%-7.48%-4.25%7.49%-0.28%-0.28%2.51%
2014-5.64%3.40%-0.14%-0.27%3.22%2.86%0.68%-0.17%-4.48%2.22%-3.31%-2.52%-4.57%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VPKIX is 43, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VPKIX is 4343
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VPKIX is 4848
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VPKIX is 4040
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VPKIX is 3838
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VPKIX is 5353
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VPKIX is 3939
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares (VPKIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.61
  • 5-Year: 0.50
  • 10-Year: 0.32
  • All Time: 0.21

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares provided a 3.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.45 per share.


1.80%2.00%2.20%2.40%2.60%2.80%3.00%3.20%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.45$0.42$0.43$0.33$0.47$0.27$0.37$0.35$0.36$0.29$0.26$0.29

Dividend yield

3.01%3.15%3.11%2.74%3.17%1.81%2.85%3.05%2.60%2.67%2.45%2.73%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08
2024$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.42
2023$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.43
2022$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.33
2021$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.47
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.27
2019$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.37
2018$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.35
2017$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.36
2016$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.29
2015$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.26
2014$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.29

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares was 55.26%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1160 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares drawdown is 0.60%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-55.26%Nov 1, 2007339Mar 9, 20091160Oct 17, 20131499
-51.56%Jun 30, 2000706Apr 25, 2003650Nov 21, 20051356
-33.61%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020162Nov 10, 2020703
-31.12%Sep 16, 2021273Oct 14, 2022484Sep 23, 2024757
-22.73%Apr 29, 2015200Feb 11, 2016258Feb 21, 2017458
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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