Opening the VT ETF Portfolio: Holding Shares in Over 10,000 Companies Worldwide, What Are the Largest Holdings?

In an era of high financial market volatility, global diversification has become essential for long-term portfolio management.

For investors seeking international diversification, the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF, abbreviated as VT, is a prominent and widely favored tool reflecting global economic growth.

This fund is managed by Vanguard, a global giant, with assets under management totaling approximately 81 billion US dollars, or over 2.6 trillion baht.

What is the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT)?

VT aims to deliver returns closely tracking the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which includes large, mid, and small-cap stocks across developed and emerging markets worldwide.

A key strength of VT lies in its risk diversification and low fees, with an expense ratio of only 0.06% per year. It employs a passive management strategy to replicate the benchmark index, weighted by market capitalization.

Examining the top 10 stock holdings with the highest VT ownership.

Although VT holds shares in over 10,000 companies, its largest weightings remain concentrated in global technology giants and financial institutions. The top 10 holdings include:

• NVDA - NVIDIA Corp. (4.01%) A global leader in AI processors and graphics cards, crucial to the infrastructure of the artificial intelligence era.
• AAPL - Apple Inc. (3.82%) A tech giant producing the iPhone and owning one of the world's strongest product and service ecosystems.
• MSFT - Microsoft Corp. (2.95%) Leader in operating systems, Azure cloud services, and artificial intelligence technology.
• AMZN - Amazon.com Inc. (2.25%) A global e-commerce giant and leading cloud services provider.
• GOOGL - Alphabet Inc. Class A (1.81%) Leader in search engines, YouTube, and global technology.
• AVGO - Broadcom Inc. (1.55%) Leader in semiconductor solutions and enterprise infrastructure software.
• 2330 - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (1.54%) The world's largest contract semiconductor manufacturer based in Taiwan.
• GOOG - Alphabet Inc. Class C (1.42%) Shares of Alphabet Inc. without voting rights.
• META - Meta Platforms Inc. (1.05%) The global social media empire, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
• JPM - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.80%) The largest market-capitalized financial institution and commercial bank in the US.

Currently, VT holds shares in a total of 10,068 companies, with the top 10 stocks comprising about 21.18% of the portfolio. While it reflects diversification, the portfolio remains heavily weighted in US stocks due to the US stock market's position as the world's largest by market capitalization. Regional holdings are divided as follows:

• North America: 65.10%
• Europe: 14.10%
• Pacific: 10.60%
• Emerging Markets: 9.90%
• Middle East: 0.30%

(Note: Data as of 31 July 2026 GMT+7)

For investors seeking a buy-and-hold portfolio without needing to predict which countries or sectors will outperform, VT may be an ideal choice, embodying the concept of "investing in the entire global economy" through a single fund holding over ten thousand top companies.

(Source: Vanguard, Tradingview)

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