Vanguard European ETF (VGK)
exchange traded fund
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silvermint
(61.66)
Submitted: 10/18/2009 6:07:19 PM :
Start Price:
$51.74
VGK Score:
-0.58
Low expense ratio (.18). Holdings include Nestle, BP, Unilever, HSBC, etc.
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zloj
(98.51)
Submitted: 10/14/2009 6:27:58 PM :
Start Price:
$51.50
VGK Score:
+0.38
It's like S&P, only in a weaker currency, so it should underperform.
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Teknowizz
(87.97)
Submitted: 7/21/2009 1:30:32 PM :
Start Price:
$42.44
VGK Score:
+5.80
Top 600 companies of the EU.
Earnings (mostly) in EUR, might be slower some times than S&P but will be better in the coming 5 years than S&P.
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latinpicker
(96.10)
Submitted: 3/26/2009 12:08:59 PM :
Start Price:
$32.92
VGK Score:
+22.94
Currency hedge, down from 52w high, low expenses.
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StockTruth
(65.94)
Submitted: 2/5/2009 5:59:55 PM :
Start Price:
$34.36
VGK Score:
-19.32
We have this one going down but only for a very short period and based only on stock history charts:
http://www.stocktruth.com/chart.php?symbol=VGK
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jmt587
(99.83)
Submitted: 10/17/2008 4:42:12 PM :
Start Price:
$67.15
VGK Score:
-5.61
I purchased this for $59.08/share after commission.
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Zen1212
(< 20)
Submitted: 11/14/2007 11:19:49 AM :
Start Price:
$70.84
VGK Score:
-4.37
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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zackyatt
(47.07)
Submitted: 11/13/2007 11:04:50 AM :
Start Price:
$70.23
VGK Score:
-5.33
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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VasilGrozny
(27.38)
Submitted: 11/8/2007 9:55:00 AM :
Start Price:
$71.46
VGK Score:
-5.57
play on weakening dollar
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KeitaiOtaku
(< 20)
Submitted: 9/21/2007 8:05:16 PM :
Start Price:
$69.19
VGK Score:
-0.63
I've read some interesting articles about the dollar versus foreign currency. Essentially we get a bonus every time the dollar is devalued, which happens when interest rates are lowered.
I don't understand all the mechanics, but I would imagine that as the $ becomes easier to get, it's value declines. The price of $ is cheaper, so it is less valuable versus foreign currencies.
Foreign stocks then, which retain their value in their own currency, get a boost when traded on the american market because of an increase in value with respect to the dollar.
That's a part of my logic (though it's only a recent addition). The rest is that these economies (europe in particular) are doing better and better financially. Europe is a strong player, to be contended with, and a strong market to invest in.
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Ludraman1
(23.03)
Submitted: 9/18/2007 9:19:59 AM :
Start Price:
$66.41
VGK Score:
+0.33
It reduces some dollar exposure and diversifies out of some big name stocks.
Low cost ETF.
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7thStreet
(91.80)
Submitted: 7/6/2007 8:46:14 AM :
Start Price:
$69.76
VGK Score:
-1.64
Get a slice of the European Market
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esqlevine
(< 20)
Submitted: 6/22/2007 4:53:02 PM :
Start Price:
$67.79
VGK Score:
-0.54
European VIPER give you international exposure. Take the dividend while you wait for cap gains.
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jnbvasc
(96.40)
Submitted: 4/29/2007 5:08:08 AM :
Start Price:
$67.63
VGK Score:
-1.00
Foreign markets continue to be strong
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WyattKaldenberg
(57.48)
Submitted: 2/8/2007 2:17:57 PM :
Start Price:
$62.73
VGK Score:
+2.02
A good Euro-ETF
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sommer316
(95.25)
Submitted: 1/20/2007 10:30:44 AM :
Start Price:
$61.08
VGK Score:
+3.40
I want international exposure, but on a broad perspective. Vanguard has super low expense ratios.
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jlrogers81
(< 20)
Submitted: 1/5/2007 11:01:17 AM :
Start Price:
$60.71
VGK Score:
+2.33
Vanguard is constantly outperforming the market, and I believe that will hold true for this ETF as well. European economy is strong and this is only set to benefit from that.
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ekosak
(75.13)
Submitted: 12/8/2006 9:01:26 PM :
Start Price:
$61.66
VGK Score:
+1.60
Lowest cost European ETF
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TMFPhila
(87.40)
Submitted: 12/1/2006 4:45:08 PM :
Start Price:
$60.78
VGK Score:
+2.14
According to recent issue of The Economist, "The main reason for the dollar's strength has been the widespread belief that the American economy vastly outperformed the world's other rich-country economies in recent years. But the figures do not support the hype. Sure, America's GDP growth has been faster than Europe's, but that is mostly because its population has grown more quickly too. Dig deeper, and the difference shrinks. Official figures of productivity growth, which should in theory be an important factor driving currency movements, exaggerate America's lead. If the two are measured on a comparable basis, productivity growth over the past decade has been almost the same in the euro area as it has in America. Even more important, the latest figures suggest that, whereas productivity growth is now slowing in America, it is accelerating in the euro zone."
Europe has some great companies trading at good values. This is a low-cost, one stop vehicle for diversifying in the euro zone.
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