Seasonal Evaluation for Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund (VEU)
The following tables show quarterly and semi-annual reports.
In the quarterly breakdown, the first through fourth quarters correspond to spring, summer, fall, and winter, respectively.
Detailed definitions for the semi-annual periods are provided in the table headers.
| Overview | 1st Quarter Jan. - Mar. |
2nd Quarter Apr. - Jun. |
3rd Quarter Jul. - Sep. |
4th Quarter Oct. - Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success Rate | 61.11% | 68.42% | 57.89% | 68.42% |
| Median Return | 2.62% | 1.00% | 4.72% | 4.70% |
| Average Return | 4.90% | 3.62% | 6.86% | 6.00% |
| Maximum Gain | 11.53% | 27.70% | 20.30% | 16.59% |
| Gain Year | 2012 | 2009 | 2009 | 2020 |
| Maximum Loss | -23.43% | -13.64% | -22.26% | -21.91% |
| Loss Year | 2020 | 2010 | 2011 | 2008 |
| Based on the past 18 years (2008-2025) | ||||
| Overview | Winter Season Oct. - Mar. |
Summer Season Apr. - Sep. |
First HY Jan. - Jun. |
Second HY Jul. - Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success Rate | 64.86% | 63.16% | 64.86% | 63.16% |
| Median Return | 3.33% | 1.94% | 1.90% | 4.71% |
| Average Return | 5.47% | 4.85% | 4.16% | 6.38% |
| Maximum Gain | 16.59% | 27.70% | 27.70% | 20.30% |
| Gain Year | 2020 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Maximum Loss | -23.43% | -22.26% | -23.43% | -22.26% |
| Loss Year | 2020 | 2011 | 2020 | 2011 |
| Based on the past 18 years (2008-2025) | ||||