Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
$59.68−0.05 (−0.08%)
- 0.06%
- $168.5B
- +16.3%
- 2.04%
- 7.5M sh
- $59.66
- low $52.20high $61.54
The ETF.net VWO Grade
A
Score 76 out of 100
- 1 of 5
Score 76 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 4 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 1 of 5
Our read on VWO
AEmerging markets the FTSE way: no South Korea (FTSE grades it developed), Chinese A-shares in the mix, small caps riding along, all for six basis points.
The fund seeks to track the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index through passive index sampling, investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of emerging-market equities.
Why people hold it
- 0.06% a year against a 0.19% median for broad emerging-market funds. On a $10,000 position that is roughly $6 annually.
- The benchmark spans large, mid and small caps, so the portfolio holds several thousand emerging-market stocks rather than a few hundred blue chips.advisors.vanguard.com
- Vanguard samples the index instead of buying every line, and tracking has been among the tightest in this peer group. It is also one of the most heavily traded EM funds.advisors.vanguard.com
- Trading since 2005 and now one of the largest emerging-market funds around, with quarterly distributions. SCHE and SPEM match the fee zone but not the size or the all-cap reach.
Worth knowing
- FTSE moved South Korea to developed status, so this fund leaves it out. Country mix differs from MSCI-based emerging-market funds, which still carry Korea.lseg.com
- Market-cap weighting means the biggest emerging markets set the tone. The small-cap tail adds names more than it adds weight.advisors.vanguard.com
- Emerging-market shares and their currencies move more sharply than developed-market ones, and the exposure here is unhedged.fund-docs.vanguard.com
VWO Holdings
- Stocks
- 4,986
- 29%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology31.8%
- Financials20.2%
- Consumer Discretionary9.9%
- Materials7.9%
- Industrials7.5%
- Communication6.5%
- Energy4.1%
- Health Care4.0%
- Consumer Staples3.3%
- Utilities2.6%
- Real Estate2.1%
Geography
- Taiwan32.68%
- China26.54%
- India16.53%
- Brazil4.17%
- South Africa3.90%
- Saudi Arabia3.11%
- Mexico2.09%
- Malaysia1.75%
- 9.23%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
VWO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VWO$11,625
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | VWO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.4% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +16.3% |
| 3 years | +18.4% |
| 5 years | +6.5% |
| 10 years | +7.7% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.4% | |
| 2025 | +25.6% | |
| 2024 | +10.6% | |
| 2023 | +9.3% | |
| 2022 | −18.0% | |
| 2021 | +1.3% | |
| 2020 | +15.2% |
VWO in the news
VWO Dividends
- 2.04%
- $1.22
- $0.11 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VWO Risk
- 11.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.12
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −30.2%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.78
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VWO Cost
0.06%
VWO0.06%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Total Market funds
- Median 0.07%
No Emerging Markets Total Market fund charges less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Total Market
- ASCHESchwab Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +16.8%
- BSPEMState Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +17.7%
- CXCNYState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +29.1%
- CDFAEDimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +29.6%