VPL vs. IXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) to iShares Global Financial ETF (IXG)
VPL

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

VPL Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region. The fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific Index. The FTSE Developed Asia Pacific Index consists of approximately 808 common stocks of companies located in Japan, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand. As of May 31, 2013, Japan and Australia made up approximately 55% and 20%, respectively, of the index's market capitalization.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$74.24

Average Daily Volume

360,096

Number of Holdings *

27

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
IXG

iShares Global Financial ETF

IXG Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the financials sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P"), a subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., deems to be part of the financial sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$101.10

Average Daily Volume

34,320

Number of Holdings *

76

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period VPL IXG
30 Days 0.49% 5.16%
60 Days -4.68% 6.47%
90 Days -4.55% 9.58%
12 Months 10.43% 39.51%
4 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in VPL Weight in IXG Overlap
MFG B 0.65% 0.53% 0.53%
MUFG B 1.46% 1.24% 1.24%
NMR B 0.18% 0.15% 0.15%
SMFG B 0.97% 0.8% 0.8%
VPL Overweight 23 Positions Relative to IXG
Symbol Grade Weight
TM D 2.5%
SONY B 1.29%
HMC F 0.59%
KB B 0.27%
SHG D 0.22%
XRX F 0.18%
AGCO D 0.07%
KEP B 0.05%
MBAVU D 0.05%
AEI D 0.05%
LIF D 0.04%
LPL F 0.03%
MNTX C 0.01%
PIXY F 0.01%
CALX D 0.0%
VGR D 0.0%
CTS C 0.0%
SLDB F 0.0%
GCBC C 0.0%
VMAR F 0.0%
RENB F 0.0%
CHGX A 0.0%
IONR D 0.0%
VPL Underweight 72 Positions Relative to IXG
Symbol Grade Weight
BRK.A B -7.37%
JPM A -5.97%
V A -4.42%
MA C -3.68%
BAC A -2.7%
WFC A -2.16%
GS A -1.6%
MS A -1.43%
AXP A -1.38%
SPGI C -1.38%
PGR A -1.28%
BLK C -1.24%
BX A -1.12%
C A -1.12%
FI A -1.04%
SCHW B -1.03%
MMC B -0.94%
CB C -0.93%
KKR A -0.86%
ICE C -0.76%
PYPL B -0.75%
PNC B -0.71%
AON A -0.71%
CME A -0.7%
USB A -0.67%
MCO B -0.64%
COF B -0.61%
AJG B -0.55%
TFC A -0.53%
TRV B -0.51%
BK A -0.49%
AMP A -0.48%
AFL B -0.48%
ALL A -0.44%
AIG B -0.42%
MET A -0.42%
FIS C -0.41%
MSCI C -0.4%
PRU A -0.39%
DFS B -0.38%
ACGL D -0.33%
MTB A -0.31%
HIG B -0.29%
NDAQ A -0.28%
WTW B -0.27%
FITB A -0.27%
STT A -0.25%
GPN B -0.25%
RJF A -0.25%
TROW B -0.23%
CPAY A -0.22%
SYF B -0.22%
HBAN A -0.22%
BRO B -0.22%
RF A -0.21%
CINF A -0.2%
NTRS A -0.19%
CBOE B -0.18%
CFG B -0.18%
PFG D -0.16%
WRB A -0.16%
FDS B -0.16%
KEY B -0.15%
EG C -0.14%
L A -0.13%
JKHY D -0.11%
AIZ A -0.1%
ERIE D -0.09%
GL B -0.08%
MKTX D -0.08%
IVZ B -0.07%
BEN C -0.06%
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