Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. The VWO ETF contains 4074 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Price $36.22 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.1% |
| Average spread | 0.028% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.128% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4% | -3.7% | -3.3% | -5.8% | 0.5% | -3.9% | -0.8% | -0.5% | -10.1% | -0.7% | -27.9% | ||
| 2021 | 3.1% | 1.6% | -0.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% | -5.9% | 2.2% | -3.4% | 1.3% | -2.9% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| 2020 | -5.5% | -3.5% | -17.0% | 7.8% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 8.6% | 2.7% | -1.2% | 1.3% | 8.6% | 6.0% | 17.5% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -0.4% | 2.3% | 2.1% | -6.4% | 5.4% | -1.8% | -3.3% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 7.1% | 20.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -5.4% | -0.2% | -2.8% | -2.3% | -4.8% | 4.0% | -4.2% | -1.3% | -7.7% | 4.8% | -3.3% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 5.3% | 3.0% | -0.5% | 2.4% | -0.3% | 3.7% | 27.9% |
| 2016 | -5.7% | -0.3% | 12.7% | 1.0% | -3.2% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 0.3% | -4.1% | -0.7% | 12.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | 4.7% | -2.1% | 7.4% | -3.6% | -2.6% | -6.3% | -9.9% | -2.9% | 5.3% | -2.3% | -3.4% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | -8.4% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 3.8% | -7.2% | 2.2% | -1.1% | -4.7% | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -2.4% | -1.3% | 2.0% | -5.1% | -5.4% | 0.7% | -3.4% | 7.3% | 4.3% | -0.9% | -0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | 5.4% | -2.6% | -2.1% | -10.7% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5.3% | -0.6% | 1.3% | 7.1% | 19.4% |
| 2011 | -3.4% | -0.2% | 5.5% | 3.4% | -2.9% | -1.0% | -0.6% | -9.1% | -18.4% | 15.9% | -1.7% | -4.2% | -16.8% |
| 15.0% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 17.3% | -24.7% | 9.6% | 9.9% | -17.5% | -29.4% | 28.1% | 1.8% | 8.7% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 0.53 | 0.97 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 1.30 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.96 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 1.44 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 1.10 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.52 | 0.21 | 1.06 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 0.90 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 1.07 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.10 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 1.14 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.06 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.22 | 1.12 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.98 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 0.91 | 0.91 | |||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.88 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 4.85% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 4.48% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 3.61% |
| U.S. Dollar | 2.23% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | 1.68% |
| Meituan Class B | 1.50% |
| Reliance Industries Limited | 1.17% |
| Infosys Limited | 1.02% |
| Vale S.A. | 0.81% |
| China Construction Bank Corporation Class H | 0.80% |
| Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited | 0.80% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 0.64% |
| NIO Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | 0.62% |
| Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. | 0.61% |
| JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | 0.58% |
| Top 15 Weights | 25.40% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| VWO | GEM | IEMG | LDEM | PBEE | RESE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF | iShares Enhanced U.S. Large-Cap ETF | iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF | PowerShares PureBeta FTSE Emerging Markets Portfolio | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Goldman Sachs | iShares | iShares | Invesco | WisdomTree |
| Price | $36.22 | $25.93 | $42.88 | $40.3425 | $20.091 | $24.618 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.1% |  0.45% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| Average Spread | 0.028% | 0.154% | 0.023% | 0.273% | 0.597% | 0.406% |
| AUM | $57,300,100,000 | $937,071,000 | $55,135,200,000 | $563,920,000 | $8,030,710 | $22,071,800 |
| Shares | 1,582,001,955 | 36,138,482 | 1,285,801,698 | 13,978,321 | 399,717 | 896,571 |
| Average Daily Volume | 15,829,230 | 278,510 | 17,549,135 | 30,820 | 9,253 | 3,410 |
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| Inception Date | 2005-03-04 | 2015-09-29 | 2012-10-18 | 2020-02-05 | 2017-09-22 | 2016-04-07 |
| Index Tracked | FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index | MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index | MSCI EM Extended ESG Leaders 5% Issuer Capped Index | FTSE Emerging Index | No Underlying Index |
| Category | Emerging Markets Equities | Emerging Markets Equities | Emerging Markets Equities | Emerging Markets Equities | Emerging Markets Equities | Asia Pacific Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific |
| Countries | Broad | Broad | Pacific ex-Japan | Broad | Broad | Pacific ex-Japan |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.447 | $0.969 | $1.965 | $1.205 | $0.616 | $1.051 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.040% | 0.037% | 0.046% | 0.030% | 0.031% | 0.043% |
| Number of Holdings | 4074 | 642 | 2510 | 476 | 978 | 298 |
| YTD Return | -25.01% | -28.12% | -27.54% | -29.36% | -25.32% | -28.18% |
| Beta | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.71 |
| Upside Beta | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.42 |
| Downside Beta | 0.06 | -0.31 | -0.29 | -0.60 | 0.01 | -0.50 |
| Volatility 1Y | 20.96% | 19.56% | 21.35% | 22.37% | 21.25% | 21.06% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.24 | -0.45 | -0.30 | 0.00 | -0.31 | 0.00 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.00 | -0.01 | 0.00 |