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VWOVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my money21y track recordRanked #10 of 3,055 in this goal

Tracks the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index.

By Vanguard · Launched 2005

Annual Cost

0.06%

#170 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$168.4B

#18 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+13.5%

Track Record

21 years

#225 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,672+6.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 27.9% of funddiversified

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
12.1%
Tencent Holdings Ltd
4.3%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
3.4%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
2.3%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
1.6%
HDFC Bank Ltd
1.0%
Reliance Industries Ltd
0.9%
China Construction Bank Corp
0.8%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
0.8%
MediaTek Inc
0.7%

Asset allocation

Stocks
95.5%
Cash
4.3%
Other
0.1%
Preferred
0.0%

By sector

Technology
30.3%
Financial Services
20.6%
Consumer Cyclical
10.5%
Industrials
7.6%
Basic Materials
7.3%
Communication
7.2%
Energy
4.2%
Healthcare
3.9%
Other
8.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
17.6%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-36.5%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.82Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.20Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to track the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, investing primarily in stocks issued by companies located in emerging markets. The Fund holds a range of securities that approximates the full Target Index in terms of key risk factors and characteristics.
Inception date
March 4, 2005
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-09-18