Anyone Have Opinions About VHGEX

[TedMunson]

I was curious if anyone uses the Vanguard Global Equity Fund (VHGEX)?

I wanted to shift part of our portfolio more towards stocks and international. It seems like this fund has had a pretty good run. I know past performance...but was just curious what others thought of this fund.

Thanks,

Ted

[Life_is_Good]

I've got a portion of my portfolio invested in VHGEX. I chose this fund for my global investments when I ER'd 2 years ago. It has provided my absolute best returns over that 2 year period. . I know that won't always be the case.... but so far, so good!

[TromboneAl]

Although primarily an index guy, I've had about 2.5% of my money in it since 2001. Don't remember why I chose it, but there was probably a good reason.

[Brat]

You might compare it to Oakmark Global. Be sure to look at the holdings of each as Oakmark invests in US stocks with global reach, not just foreign stocks.

[Anansi]

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Originally Posted by TromboneAl Although primarily an index guy, I've had about 2.5% of my money in it since 2001. Don't remember why I chose it, but there was probably a good reason.

Seems like you were right the first time and maybe you should have just stuck to your indexing principles. The EFA index has done as well or a bit better at lower cost and many of the other international indexes have done way better.

[peorth]

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Originally Posted by TedMunson I was curious if anyone uses the Vanguard Global Equity Fund (VHGEX)? I wanted to shift part of our portfolio more towards stocks and international. It seems like this fund has had a pretty good run. I know past performance...but was just curious what others thought of this fund. Thanks, Ted

I bought into this fund last year and has been happy with it. It's part of my "core" holdings. I sold VEIEX but kept VHGEX.