Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund VWO
- Expense Ratio (TER) 0.06% · Excellent — keeps more returns in your pocket
- AUM (Fund Size) 163.32B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 2.32% · Regular distributions
- Diversification 10 holdings · Top-10 = 26.2% — well-diversified
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +15.5%/yr · 5Y avg +5.3%/yr
- Annual Volatility 17.2% · Moderate
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -11.2% · Moderate drawdown
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe 1.23 · Good — earns well per unit of risk
Auto-generated from fund data and price history. Not investment advice — verify with the fund issuer's factsheet before investing.
About This Fund
The index measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the index in terms of key characteristics.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks Broad EM.
- Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts · managed by Vanguard.
- Diversification: 10 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 26.2% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW) at 14.66%.
- Top sector: Technology at 32.8% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: Taiwan (18.4%), Hong Kong (5.0%), India (2.1%), United States (0.8%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.06% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 2.32%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +15.54% · 5Y avg +5.31% per year.
- Trading: Listed on PCX, denominated in USD.
Geographic Allocation
| Country / Region | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | 18.40% |
| Hong Kong | 5.00% |
| India | 2.06% |
| United States | 0.77% |
Inferred from the listing exchange of each top holding; the underlying fund may invest beyond the holdings shown here.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Bullish (price > SMA50 > SMA200)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Very low expense ratio (0.06%) — cost-efficient core holding.
- Large AUM (~$163.3B) — deep liquidity and tight spreads.
- Attractive risk-adjusted return (Sharpe~1.23).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings (10)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2330.TW | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | +14.66% |
| 2 | 0700.HK | Tencent Holdings Ltd | +2.74% |
| 3 | 9988.HK | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares | +2.26% |
| 4 | 2454.TW | MediaTek Inc | +1.62% |
| 5 | 2308.TW | Delta Electronics Inc | +1.20% |
| 6 | 2317.TW | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd | +0.91% |
| 7 | RELIANCE.NS | Reliance Industries Ltd | +0.77% |
| 8 | 00939 | China Construction Bank Corp Class H | +0.77% |
| 9 | HDFCBANK.NS | HDFC Bank Ltd | +0.72% |
| 10 | ICICIBANK.NS | ICICI Bank Ltd | +0.57% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
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