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$64.60 0.79 (1.24%)
7/3/2008 1:15 PM

Vanguard European ETF (VGK)

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exchange traded fund

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Vanguard European ETF At A Glance

Current Price: $64.60
Last Trade Time: 7/3/2008 1:15 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $63.81
Daily Range: $63.71 - $64.60
52-Week Range: $60.00 - $82.09
Volume: 198,513
Market Cap: $2.54B
P/E Ratio: 0.00
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Vanguard European ETF (VGK)

Avatar Zen1212 (< 20) Submitted: 11/14/07 11:19 AM

From the Morningstar Analyst Report:

The fund is the best Europe-focused ETF on the market. It is far broader and easier to use than the slew of single-country European funds, which are often dominated by just a few stocks, and as a result, extremely volatile. The fund provides exposure t...More

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Avatar WPThatcher (98.07) Submitted: 3/10/08 1:37 PM

Europe has many of the same problems credit-wise that the U.S. does. Plus, they still have huge pension commitments and other structural economic problems.

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Avatar johnnykillz (65.07) Submitted: 4/14/08 1:37 PM : Outperform Start Price: $69.52 VGK Score: -1.87

Being European and all, it should by definition outperform the American S&P in the next few years.

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Avatar WPThatcher (98.07) Submitted: 3/10/08 1:37 PM : Underperform Start Price: $66.11 VGK Score: 0.60

Europe has many of the same problems credit-wise that the U.S. does. Plus, they still have huge pension commitments and other structural economic problems.

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Avatar Zen1212 (< 20) Submitted: 11/14/07 11:19 AM : Outperform Start Price: $76.49 VGK Score: -0.54

From the Morningstar Analyst Report:

The fund is the best Europe-focused ETF on the market. It is far broader and easier to use than the slew of single-country European funds, which are often dominated by just a few stocks, and as a result, extremely volatile. The fund provides exposure that is both broader and deeper than other pan-European ETFs, such as iShares MSCI EMU Index EZU and iShares S&P Europe 350 Index IEV. This fund boasts the lowest expenses of the lot.


I'm thinking of adding this to my own portfolio. Thanks CAPS for suggesting this!

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Avatar zackyatt (25.51) Submitted: 11/13/07 11:04 AM : Outperform Start Price: $75.83 VGK Score: -1.55

European ETF is the place to be at this point of time for Growth-At-Reasonable-Price (GARP) investors out there. Excluding Japan from your international developed equity portfolio allocation is a prudent decision considering Japan ETF (EWJ) is still relatively expensive with quite a lackluster growth rate.

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Avatar VasilGrozny (30.45) Submitted: 11/08/07 9:55 AM : Outperform Start Price: $77.15 VGK Score: -1.88

play on weakening dollar

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