Comments on: A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF

By: RBC Corporate Bond ETFs | Canadian Capitalist

RBC Corporate Bond ETFs | Canadian Capitalist — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:31:48 +0000

[...] a new ETF to our portfolios was way back in 2007 when Vanguard introduced what was then called the Europe-Pacific ETF (VEA) to replace our holdings in the iShares EAFE Index Fund (EFA). While new products and more [...]

By: Tracking error in TD e-Series Funds, Part 2 | Canadian Capitalist

Tracking error in TD e-Series Funds, Part 2 | Canadian Capitalist — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:47:03 +0000

[...] but instead uses a sampling technique to select a representative subset of stocks. ETFs such as the Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (VEA) also employ statistical methods to sample the index. Sampling can sometimes result in quite large [...]

By: The Amateur Investor Manifesto, Part 3

The Amateur Investor Manifesto, Part 3 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:01:10 +0000

[...] / 14.55% — Vanguard Europe Pacific Index (VEA) 40% / 9.7% — Claymore International Fundamental Index [...]

By: A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT)

A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:18:12 +0000

[...] expensive: Canadian investors can get exposure to the entire world through a combination of VTI, VEA and VWO for a composite MER of 0.12% or so. At 0.25%, VT is almost twice as [...]

By: Switching from Index Mutual Funds to ETFs

Switching from Index Mutual Funds to ETFs — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:00:26 +0000

[...] Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (VEA) or iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) [...]

By: A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US ETF (VEU)

A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US ETF (VEU) — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:05:25 +0000

[...] allows them to get exposure to every major world market instead of buying three ETFs separately – Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (VEA), Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) and iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund [...]

By: SK

SK — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:17:57 +0000

I have account with TDWH and lately been looking at VGK and VWO to replace my mutual funds positions. Though I always place limit order and don’t really take into account the bid ask spread.

Anyone can help me understand why the bid ask spread is so wide on VGK/VWO while the spread on XIC or XFN is reasonable /normal?

I could only check at night when I am home (can’t do it at work). Is the spread more reasonable during the day?

By: 2007: A Retrospective

2007: A Retrospective — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:57:41 +0000

[...] Vanguard introduced the Europe Pacific ETF (VEA) and injected much needed competition to the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA). [...]

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:36:55 +0000

Hi SES: You may have looked at the Vanguard Mutual Funds, which have a higher MER because you don’t have to pay commissions to buy. Canadians cannot purchase these mutual funds even if we want to.

If you look for the fund in the ETF section, you’ll find that the MER is 0.15%. You do need a brokerage account to buy the fund (ticker symbol is VEA) and you’ll pay brokerage commissions. Hope this helps.

By: SES

SES — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:21:15 +0000

I was just on the Vanguard site. The MER’s appear to almost double that cited in the article above (eg: 27 bps, not 15 bps for the European). What gives?