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Inclusive And Sustained Growth In Asia: The Role Of Fiscal Policy
iMFdirect • Wed, May 8
Emerging Asia: At Risk Of The 'Middle-Income Trap'?
iMFdirect • Mon, Apr 29 • 4 Comments
A Passive Investment Portfolio Built For Low Risk And Long-Term Success
Joseph Diamond • Tue, Apr 9 • 10 Comments
How To Assess Real-World Portfolio Diversification
John Dowdee • Mon, Apr 1 • 23 Comments
Vanguard ETFs For Europe, Pacific Switching To FTSE Benchmarks
Tom Lydon • Wed, Mar 27
Your All-ETF Portfolio: Too Correlated?
Maurice Chia • Sun, Feb 24 • 11 Comments
My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio
The Part-time Investor • Mon, Feb 11 • 84 Comments
Slicing Up The Global Equity Market Pie
James Picerno • Mon, Feb 4 • 1 Comment
Tactical Asset Allocation Performance In Various Secular Market Cycles
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Jan 14 • 2 Comments
Which Continent Should You Be Invested In?
George Kesarios • Tue, Oct 16, 2012 • 32 Comments
21 Years And Going: Performance Results Of Trend Following Or Relative Strength Over Real Index Funds
MyPlanIQ • Fri, Sep 7, 2012 • 8 Comments
ETF Investing In Europe: Finding The Right Strategy
Casey Smith • Wed, Aug 1, 2012 • 5 Comments
Top 10 Asia-Pacific Regional ETFs
David Fry • Tue, Jul 24, 2012
Positioning For A Mundane Market Outlook
Adam Aloisi • Thu, Jun 21, 2012 • 6 Comments
Thrifty Investors Behold: Cheapest ETF In Every Category
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jun 18, 2012
Vanguard Stock ETFs With The Best Capture Ratios
Niklashausen • Wed, May 30, 2012 • 5 Comments
Treasuries May Not Be As Safe As You Think
Don Joe • Tue, May 8, 2012
Forbes Low Cost All Star Lineup
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Apr 25, 2012 • 2 Comments
Dividend Return Vs. Total Return For Developed Market Country Indexes
Richard Shaw • Sun, Apr 8, 2012 • 4 Comments
Don't Get Fooled By An ETF's Name
Tom Lydon • Mon, Apr 2, 2012

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Commission-Free ETFs Enable Portfolio Building Using Asset Allocation Strategies
MyPlanIQ • Sun, May 16, 2010 • 12 Comments
The outlook for foreign stock ETFs (VPL)
J.D. Steinhilber • Mon, Jun 20, 2005

Inclusive And Sustained Growth In Asia: The Role Of Fiscal Policy
iMFdirect • Wed, May 8
Emerging Asia: At Risk Of The 'Middle-Income Trap'?
iMFdirect • Mon, Apr 29 • 4 Comments
A Passive Investment Portfolio Built For Low Risk And Long-Term Success
Joseph Diamond • Tue, Apr 9 • 10 Comments
How To Assess Real-World Portfolio Diversification
John Dowdee • Mon, Apr 1 • 23 Comments
Vanguard ETFs For Europe, Pacific Switching To FTSE Benchmarks
Tom Lydon • Wed, Mar 27
Your All-ETF Portfolio: Too Correlated?
Maurice Chia • Sun, Feb 24 • 11 Comments
My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio
The Part-time Investor • Mon, Feb 11 • 84 Comments
Slicing Up The Global Equity Market Pie
James Picerno • Mon, Feb 4 • 1 Comment
Tactical Asset Allocation Performance In Various Secular Market Cycles
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Jan 14 • 2 Comments
Which Continent Should You Be Invested In?
George Kesarios • Tue, Oct 16, 2012 • 32 Comments
21 Years And Going: Performance Results Of Trend Following Or Relative Strength Over Real Index Funds
MyPlanIQ • Fri, Sep 7, 2012 • 8 Comments
ETF Investing In Europe: Finding The Right Strategy
Casey Smith • Wed, Aug 1, 2012 • 5 Comments
Top 10 Asia-Pacific Regional ETFs
David Fry • Tue, Jul 24, 2012
Positioning For A Mundane Market Outlook
Adam Aloisi • Thu, Jun 21, 2012 • 6 Comments
Thrifty Investors Behold: Cheapest ETF In Every Category
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jun 18, 2012
Vanguard Stock ETFs With The Best Capture Ratios
Niklashausen • Wed, May 30, 2012 • 5 Comments
Treasuries May Not Be As Safe As You Think
Don Joe • Tue, May 8, 2012
Forbes Low Cost All Star Lineup
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Apr 25, 2012 • 2 Comments
Dividend Return Vs. Total Return For Developed Market Country Indexes
Richard Shaw • Sun, Apr 8, 2012 • 4 Comments
Don't Get Fooled By An ETF's Name
Tom Lydon • Mon, Apr 2, 2012

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ETF Investing: Using ETFs to invest in Asian markets

at MarketWatch.com (Jun 22, 2010)

VPL vs. ETF Alternatives

VPL Description

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region.
See more details on sponsor's website

Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to International Equity ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Global & Regions, Countries

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Wednesday, March 27, 12:21 PM Vanguard transitions two more of its ETFs to FTSE benchmarks from MSCI, with VGK now tracking the FTSE Developed Europe Index and renamed the FTSE Europe ETF, and VPL tracking the FTSE Developed Asia-Pacific Index and named the FTSE Pacific ETF. The tickers are unchanged as are the expense ratios of 0.12%, though Vanguard expects those to come down over time. Comment!
Thursday, March 21, 9:41 AM Vanguard MSCI Pacific ETF (VPL) announces quarterly distribution of $0.133. For shareholders of record Mar. 26. Payable Mar. 28. Ex-div date Mar. 22. Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 28, 6:20 PM More details on Vanguard's fee cuts: Going to 0.12% from 0.14% (a 14% cut) is its Vanguard MSCI Pacific ETF (VPL), a $1.85B fund. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 2:53 AM Asia is facing "much greater downside risks" because of the possibility of new recessions in the U.S. and EU, and the threat of destabilizing capital flows, says the Asian Development Bank. The possibility of another global financial crisis means Asian countries must have "sufficient flexibility" to rapidly adjust policies. 5 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, January 31, 2011, 4:15 AM The unrest in Egypt is roiling Asian markets, as investors dump riskier assets. The one exception has been China, which is +1.4%, despite increased censorship steps. Elsewhere: Japan -1.2%, Hong Kong -0.7%, India -1.4%, Indonesia -2.25%, Korea -1.8%. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, June 2, 2008, 2:29 AM Asia (VPL) leaders: Commodities stocks BHP Billiton (BHP), Posco (PKX), Rio Tinto (RTP), Cnooc (CEO). Sony (SNE) up on Goldman upgrade. Comment!

VPL Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

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Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF