FTSE All World ex US Index

The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) All World ex US Index is a free-float, market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of around 2200 large cap and mid cap companies in 46 developed and emerging markets worldwide, excluding the USA. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series. The index was launched on June 20, 2000.

The index is tracked by the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex US index fund investor shares (VFWIX) and admiral shares (VFWAX); and the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU).

Methodology
FTSE index methodology is summarized in the table:

Country constituents
The index is comprised of holdings from 46 countries.

Annual returns
Annual returns for the index for the period 2003 - 2014 are included in the table below. Benchmark returns are adjusted for withholding taxes.