VZICX Mutual Fund — Vanguard International Core Stock Fund Admiral Shares

Vanguard International Core Stock Fund Admiral Shares (VZICX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VZICX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 1.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.03%, its expense ratio is 0.3906%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 133.2% over the past 7.1 years, 51.9 points behind SPY at 185.1%.

Vanguard International Core Stock Fund Admiral Shares is a mutual fund that invests predominantly in large- and mid-capitalization stocks of companies outside the United States, diversified across both developed and emerging markets. The fund's strategy focuses on companies that offer reasonable valuations and attractive growth prospects, selected based on management quality, capital allocation, and competitive advantage. The fund does not currently have an established distribution schedule.

VZICX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 133.2% over the past 7.1 years, 51.9 points behind SPY at 185.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.8%.

VZICX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/24/2019

Expense ratio

0.3906%

Distribution rate

1.20%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

4.03%

Last close

$37.11 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$38.72 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$13,228,209,152

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$1.494

Ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Beta

0.84

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.03%) 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; 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.

VZICX risks and drawbacks

VZICX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.8%.

Who may consider VZICX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VZICX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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