Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund Investor Shares
VEIGX
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- PO Box 2600 Valley Forge PA United States of America 19482
- IPO Date
- Jun 14, 2019
- CIK
- 0000734383
- Website
- investor.vanguard.com
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- Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund Investor Shares (VEIGX) is an actively managed open-end mutual fund that seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of large- and mid-capitalization companies worldwide with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics. The fund, advised by Wellington Management Company LLP, allocates at least 80% of its assets to equities meeting proprietary ESG criteria, emphasizing companies demonstrating high returns on equity, effective capital allocation, and balanced stewardship of people, planet, and profits; it typically holds 35-45 stocks across sectors such as technology (approximately 27%), financial services (18%), and healthcare (14%), with roughly 50% in U.S. stocks and the balance in developed and emerging markets globally, including no more than 20% in emerging markets. Investor Shares carry a net expense ratio of 0.58% and a minimum initial investment of $3,000, complemented by Admiral Shares (VESGX) for larger investors requiring $50,000 minimum and offering a lower 0.45% expense ratio. Launched on June 5, 2019, and domiciled in the United States with Vanguard Group headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, the fund targets individual and institutional investors seeking ESG-integrated global equity exposure in the Global Large-Stock Blend category. Portfolio management is led by Yolanda Courtines since inception, with Samuel Cox joining on May 24, 2024, to enhance the team's expertise in sustainable investing. As of late 2025, the fund manages total net assets of approximately $1.48 billion, with top holdings including Microsoft Corp., Deere & Co., and Texas Instruments Inc. Recent developments include the addition of Samuel Cox as co-portfolio manager in May 2024, strengthening the fund's active management amid Vanguard's broader ESG expansions, such as new sustainable fixed income ETFs in 2024; the fund has maintained its strategy without major reorganizations, though Vanguard as a whole pursued strategic shifts like CEO transition to Salim Ramji in July 2024 and acquisitions enhancing advisory capabilities.