Vanguard Launches Two Index Equity International Style-Based ETFs

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Apr 16, 2026, 09:00 ET

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard today launched two new index equity ETFs: Vanguard Developed Markets ex-US Value Index ETF (VDV) and Vanguard Developed Markets ex-US Growth Index ETF (VDG). Both ETFs have an expense ratio of 0.08%, positioning the products as the lowest cost in the category.¹ The ETFs provide investors with additional flexibility to customize international allocations beyond broad-market approaches.

"The new index equity international style-based ETFs offer a cost-effective index alternative in a space dominated by active strategies," said Dan Reyes, Global Head of Investment Product at Vanguard. "The ETFs are designed to provide targeted exposure to developed markets equities by investment style and offer low-cost, broadly diversified options to investors in their international equity allocations."

VDV and VDG are advised by Global Equity Index Management, within Vanguard Capital Management. VDV's portfolio managers are Jeffrey D. Miller, Christine D. Franquin and John Kraynak, CFA. VDG's portfolio managers are Jeffrey D. Miller, Christine D. Franquin and Nicole Brubaker.

The ETFs can be used individually for style tilts, together to break out developed markets exposure currently accessed through products like Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA), or alongside Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) to create total international equity exposure.

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