Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund

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Vanguard Global Environmental Opp StkAdm (VEOAX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Sustainability mandate
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

56
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

C
59
percentile

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Group: International Equity Funds

Ranking: 450 out of 1,094 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
27/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
9/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Iberdrola SA
    6.24% of assets
    $5.12M invested
  • 2. Schneider Electric SE
    4.33% of assets
    $3.56M invested
  • 3. Croda International PLC
    1.64% of assets
    $1.34M invested
  • 4. Spirax Group PLC
    0.96% of assets
    $791,340 invested
  • 5. Autodesk Inc
    5.11% of assets
    $4.19M invested
  • 6. Orsted AS
    3.91% of assets
    $3.21M invested
  • 7. Ansys Inc
    5.3% of assets
    $4.35M invested
  • 8. TE Connectivity PLC Registered Shares
    4.26% of assets
    $3.5M invested
  • 9. Rockwell Automation Inc
    2.87% of assets
    $2.36M invested
  • 10. Tetra Tech Inc
    3.1% of assets
    $2.55M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Shimadzu Corp
    2.38% of assets
    $1.95M invested
  • 2. NextEra Energy Inc
    5.83% of assets
    $4.79M invested
  • 3. Vestas Wind Systems AS
    2.14% of assets
    $1.76M invested
  • 4. Aptiv PLC
    3.28% of assets
    $2.69M invested
  • 5. Waste Management Inc
    5.78% of assets
    $4.74M invested
  • 6. AECOM
    3.29% of assets
    $2.7M invested
  • 7. Novonesis (Novozymes) B Class B
    3.97% of assets
    $3.26M invested
  • 8. Spectris PLC
    1.78% of assets
    $1.46M invested
  • 9. Infineon Technologies AG
    3.89% of assets
    $3.19M invested
  • 10. Tetra Tech Inc
    3.1% of assets
    $2.55M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
VEOAX
Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 1-yr returns 
12% less  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
1 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
VEOAX
Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 1-yr returns 
12% less  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
1 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
VEOAX
Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 1-yr returns 
12% less  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
1 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
VEOAX - Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund
-4.16%
/
/
/
56  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
7.43%
7.17%
15%
8.99%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-11.59%
/
/
/
1  / 100 points higher
Find more financial data on VEOAX at Morningstar.com
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