FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index

The  is a free-float, market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of around 830 large and mid cap companies in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Singapore. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series and has a base date of May 31, 2000.

The index is tracked by the Vanguard Pacific Stock index fund investor shares (VPACX) and admiral shares (VPADX); and the Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VXUS).

Methodology
FTSE index methodology is summarized in the table:

Country constituents
The index is comprised of holdings from 6 countries. Japanese companies dominate the index, making up over 50 percent of the index market capitalization. FTSE added South Korea to the Developed Asia Pacific index in 2009.

Annual returns
Annual returns for the index for the period 2003 - 2012 are included in the table below.