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Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares

VTWAX · NASDAQ

Market closed$54.81$-0.500000 (-0.90%)

Key statistics

Previous close$55.31
Open$54.81
Day high$54.81
Day low$54.81
52-week high$56.39
52-week low$45.44
Market cap96.77B
Volume—
Average volume—
P/E ratio22.09
Forward P/E—
EPS2.48
Dividend yield0.00%

Market context

Why it moved

VTWAX, a total world stock market index fund, declined today amid broad global market weakness, likely driven by risk-off sentiment and selling pressure across international and domestic equities.

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July 17, 2026Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund (VTWAX) is trading modestly lower amid a broad risk-off session, with global equities under pressure following sharp overnight losses in Asian markets—Nikkei 225 fell 4% and Taiwan/South Korea indices dropped over 6%—driven by rotation out of chip stocks and reports of a new Chinese AI development. Despite the near-term turbulence, VTWAX attracted nearly $7 billion in Q2 net inflows per Morningstar, underscoring sustained investor demand for diversified global equity exposure even as concentrated AI-linked leadership creates divergence across world markets.

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July 15, 2026Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund edged modestly higher, buoyed by a broad market rally following a cooler-than-expected June CPI report and blowout Q2 earnings from major Wall Street banks. The S&P 500 is trading near 52-week highs as Goldman Sachs surged on record equities revenue, JPMorgan posted the highest quarterly profit ever by a U.S. bank, and BlackRock beat Q2 forecasts — all tailwinds for a globally diversified passive fund. However, mixed signals temper the backdrop: geopolitical tensions from the U.S.-Iran conflict keep energy prices elevated, IBM plunged on a revenue miss, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon cautioned about tectonic macro risks including sticky inflation and elevated asset prices.

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July 8, 2026Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares edged lower as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions rattled global equity markets, with Trump declaring the Iran MOU 'over' after fresh strikes in the Strait of Hormuz sent oil surging over 5% and triggered broad risk-off selling across international markets. The fund's globally diversified exposure amplified the drawdown, with equities falling in Tokyo, Mumbai, and on Wall Street — dragged further by a chip-led tech selloff following disappointing Samsung earnings — while Fed minutes due later in the session added an additional layer of uncertainty around the monetary policy outlook.

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July 2, 2026Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund (VTWAX) is edging lower amid a cautious start to July, as broad global equity markets dip on semiconductor sector weakness and pre-jobs report uncertainty. Chip stocks fell sharply following reports that Meta is building a cloud service to sell excess AI computing capacity and OpenAI achieved AI model efficiency gains, raising concerns about near-term chip demand. Investors are also watching the June U.S. nonfarm payrolls report — expected to show slower job growth — for clues on the Federal Reserve's rate path under Chair Kevin Warsh, who signaled easing inflation risks but stopped short of forward guidance.

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June 30, 2026Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares edged up on the final trading day of the first half, buoyed by a broad global equity rebound as U.S.-Iran peace talks resumed in Doha and Wall Street extended its recovery from last week's tech-driven selloff. The S&P 500 headed into the session on track for its best quarterly performance in years, with investor sentiment lifted by a fragile Middle East ceasefire, a Supreme Court ruling protecting Fed Governor Lisa Cook's independence, and stronger-than-expected Chinese manufacturing PMI data — all tailwinds for a globally diversified fund like VTWAX.

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June 24, 2026Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares declined amid a broad global risk-off wave driven by a sharp tech and semiconductor sell-off. The Nasdaq tumbled nearly 3% on Tuesday as investors questioned AI spending valuations, with major names like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft falling sharply, while Asian chip stocks swung wildly on Wednesday and S&P 500 futures pointed to a modest recovery. The fund, which tracks global equities across developed and emerging markets, is broadly exposed to the tech-heavy sectors at the center of the selloff, weighing on the portfolio as Bank of America also flagged expectations for three Fed rate hikes this year.

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June 22, 2026Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares is trading modestly higher, gaining alongside a broad equity recovery as geopolitical risk fades and AI optimism resurges. Progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks in Switzerland has eased the war risk premium in oil prices, with Brent crude retreating toward $80/barrel and relieving inflationary pressure globally. Meanwhile, emerging market equities are outperforming for the first time in four years on earnings beats, bolstering the fund's international holdings, while AI-driven tech gains — with Nvidia and SK Hynix surging — lift developed market exposure. Investors are now focused on Micron's earnings Wednesday and Thursday's May PCE inflation print, which will test whether the Fed's hawkish posture under new Chair Kevin Warsh warrants further tightening.

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