VEURX Mutual Fund — Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (VEURX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VEURX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 2.73%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.78%, its expense ratio is 0.23%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 74/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1279.6% over the past 36.3 years.

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares is a mutual fund that tracks the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index, holding a market-capitalization weighted portfolio of common stocks from European companies. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.23% and currently distributes at a moderate rate, with distributions made on an irregular basis rather than a set schedule. It appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to developed European equity markets with low costs and a passive index-tracking approach.

VEURX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1279.6% over the past 36.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.0%.

VEURX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

74 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.02%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/18/1990

Expense ratio

0.23%

Distribution rate

2.73%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.78%

Last close

$47.01 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$46.32 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$19,546,200,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.099

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.9

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.73%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.78%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VEURX risks and drawbacks

VEURX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.0%.

Who may consider VEURX — and who may not

VEURX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VEURX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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