VEU: This All-World (Ex-US) ETF Is An Excellent Diversifier Into Foreign Stocks

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund ETF is a core international diversifier with a 10-year average annual returns of 10%+. VEU trades with valuation metrics significantly lower than the S&P500 while its TTM yield is 2.6% - almost 2.5x the yield of the S&P500. The top four VEU holdings, accounting for 10.2% of assets, are major semiconductor players TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix, and ASML - all of which are thriving amid AI-driven growth. VEU helps reduce overall portfolio risk, captures uncorrelated returns, and is a hedge against large U.S. dollar moves and tariff-war chaos.

My Seeking Alpha profile page gives a brief summary of my top-level investment advice: "construct a well-diversified portfolio built on a core foundation of a high-quality low-cost S&P500 fund. For investors who can tolerate short-term risks, he This article was written by Michael Fitzsimmons 23.37K Followers Follow Michael Fitzsimmons is a retired electronics engineer and avid investor. He advises investors to construct a well-diversified portfolio built on a core foundation of a high-quality low-cost S&P500 fund. For investors who can tolerate short-term risks, he advises an over-weight position in the technology sector, which he believes is still in the early stages of a long-term secular bull-market. For dividend income, and as a 4th generation oil & gas man, Fitzsimmons suggests investors consider a position in large O&G companies that provide strong dividend income and dividend growth. Fitzsimmons' articles on portfolio management recommend a top-down capital allocation approach that is aligned with each individual investor's personal situation (i.e. age, retired/working, risk tolerance, income, net worth, goals, etc) and might include allocations into investment categories such as the S&P500, technology, dividend income, sector ETFs, growth, speculative growth,...