VWOBVanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2013
Annual Cost
0.15%
#645 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$6.9B
#384 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+2.8%
Track Record
13 years
#1,075 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$9,967-0.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
Emerging marketsStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 6.0% of funddiversified
Argentine Republic Government International Bond
1.1%
Argentine Republic Government International Bond
0.8%
Argentine Republic Government International Bond
0.7%
Petroleos Mexicanos
0.6%
Argentine Republic Government International Bond
0.5%
Petroleos Mexicanos
0.5%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.5%
Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl
0.5%
Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl
0.4%
Ecuador Government International Bond
0.4%
Asset allocation
Bonds
98.9%
Cash
1.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.3%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-27.0%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.69Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.99Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Credit ratings
US Government
84.3%
AA
9.4%
A
20.5%
BBB
28.4%
BB
24.3%
B
14.1%
Below B
3.1%
Other
0.2%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to track U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by governments and government-related issuers in emerging market countries. Invests at least 80% of net assets in bonds that make up the Target Index, which includes investment-grade and high-yield bonds with maturities longer than one year.
- Inception date
- May 31, 2013
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-09-18