VWOBVanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Get income13y track recordRanked #77 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by governments in emerging markets.

By Vanguard · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.15%

#740 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$6.6B

#377 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

5.82%

Track Record

13 years

#1,082 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$10,859+8.6%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

Emerging markets

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 6.8% of fund✓ well diversified

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

1.2%

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund

1.1%

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

0.7%

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

0.7%

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

0.6%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl

0.6%

Petroleos Mexicanos

0.6%

Petroleos Mexicanos

0.5%

Qatar Government International Bond

0.4%

Qatar Government International Bond

0.4%

Asset allocation

Bonds

99.6%

Cash

0.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

5.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-27.0%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.77Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.12Good downside protection

Bond profile

Credit ratings

US Government

85.3%

8.9%

20.6%

BBB

29.1%

24.5%

10.5%

Below B

6.3%

Other

0.1%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by governments in emerging markets.
Strategy: Employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index, which includes U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging market governments with maturities longer than one year. Invests at least 80% of net assets in bonds that make up the Target Index, using sampling to approximate the full index in terms of key risk factors.
Inception date: May 31, 2013
Fund family: Vanguard