Description: The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region. The fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific Index. The FTSE Developed Asia Pacific Index consists of approximately 808 common stocks of companies located in Japan, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand. As of May 31, 2013, Japan and Australia made up approximately 55% and 20%, respectively, of the index's market capitalization.
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VPL Technical AnalysisExchange: NYSE ARCA
Country: US
Currency: US Dollar ($)
Category: Diversified Pacific/Asia
| Asset Allocation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Class | Long % | Short % | Net Assets |
| Stock non-US | 98.81 | 0.00 | 98.81 |
| Cash | 0.99 | 0.07 | 0.92 |
| Stock US | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| Sector Weights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Equity % | Relative to Category |
| Industrials | 17.33 | 16.60 |
| Financial Services | 17.19 | 14.58 |
| Technology | 14.60 | 15.56 |
| Consumer Cyclicals | 12.36 | 16.63 |
| Basic Materials | 9.27 | 7.14 |
| Healthcare | 8.50 | 8.88 |
| Real Estate | 6.26 | 4.94 |
| Consumer Defensive | 5.51 | 5.99 |
| Communication Services | 5.41 | 6.05 |
| Energy | 1.99 | 1.81 |
| Utilities | 1.59 | 1.82 |
| World Regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Region | Equity % | Relative to Category |
| Japan | 56.17 | 47.14 |
| Asia Developed | 21.67 | 18.45 |
| Australasia | 20.86 | 16.82 |
| Asia Emerging | 0.51 | 16.79 |
| North America | 0.30 | 0.50 |
| Europe Developed | 0.30 | 0.18 |
| United Kingdom | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| Africa/Middle East | 0.02 | 0.01 |