---
ticker: "VWOB"
name: "Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VWOB"
grade: "A"
score: 85
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)"
category_rank: "1 of 17"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VWOB: Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Grade **A**, Score 85 of 100. Rank 1 of 17 in Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar).

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 97 | 1 of 17 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 15 |
| Risk | 42 | 9 of 16 |
| Tradability | 83 | 3 of 17 |
| Holdings | 81 | 4 of 17 |
| Durability | 95 | 1 of 17 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 944 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | Argentine Republic Government International Bond 4.13% 07/09/2035 | 1.17% |
| 2 | — | Argentine Republic Government International Bond 5.00% 01/09/2038 | 0.68% |
| 3 | — | Argentine Republic Government International Bond 0.75% 07/09/2030 | 0.66% |
| 4 | — | Petroleos Mexicanos 7.69% 01/23/2050 | 0.57% |
| 5 | — | Argentine Republic Government International Bond 3.50% 07/09/2041 | 0.56% |
| 6 | — | Petroleos Mexicanos 6.70% 02/16/2032 | 0.51% |
| 7 | — | Mktliq 12/31/2049 | 0.47% |
| 8 | — | Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl 5.50% 08/17/2030 | 0.46% |
| 9 | — | Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl 5.50% 08/17/2030 | 0.45% |
| 10 | — | Ecuador Government International Bond 6.90% 07/31/2035 | 0.39% |
| 11 | — | Qatar Government International Bond 5.10% 04/23/2048 | 0.39% |
| 12 | — | Qatar Government International Bond 4.82% 03/14/2049 | 0.38% |
| 13 | — | Saudi Government International Bond 4.50% 10/26/2046 | 0.37% |
| 14 | — | Saudi Government International Bond 5.13% 01/13/2028 | 0.37% |
| 15 | — | Saudi Government International Bond 3.63% 03/04/2028 | 0.36% |
| 16 | — | Mexico Government International Bond 6.25% 08/27/2037 | 0.35% |
| 17 | — | Petroleos Mexicanos 6.75% 09/21/2047 | 0.35% |
| 18 | — | Provincia de Buenos Aires/Government Bonds 6.63% 09/01/2037 | 0.34% |
| 19 | — | Brazilian Government International Bond 6.63% 03/15/2035 | 0.34% |
| 20 | — | Qatar Government International Bond 4.50% 04/23/2028 | 0.31% |
| 21 | — | Saudi Government International Bond 5.00% 01/16/2034 | 0.31% |
| 22 | — | Saudi Government International Bond 5.75% 01/16/2054 | 0.31% |
| 23 | — | Mexico Government International Bond 6.88% 05/13/2037 | 0.31% |
| 24 | — | Qatar Government International Bond 4.40% 04/16/2050 | 0.30% |
| 25 | — | Saudi Government International Bond 5.63% 01/13/2035 | 0.30% |
| 26 | — | Qatar Government International Bond 4.00% 03/14/2029 | 0.30% |
| 27 | — | Saudi Government International Bond 4.75% 01/16/2030 | 0.29% |
| 28 | — | Mexico Government International Bond 5.38% 03/22/2033 | 0.29% |
| 29 | — | Petroleos Mexicanos 5.95% 01/28/2031 | 0.29% |
| 30 | — | Mexico Government International Bond 5.85% 07/02/2032 | 0.29% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VWOB. Please cite the page URL.