Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund (VWO)

Key Metrics

TER 0.06% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 159,901 M

Inception date March 4, 2005

Holdings 6,411

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider Vanguard

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Aug 01, 2026

1 Year +18.6% +2.4% Div

3 Years (avg.) +11.4% +2.4% Div

5 Years (avg.) +2.7% +2.4% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Aug 01, 2026

Volatility

16.48% 1 Year

16.13% 3 Years

17.38% 5 Years

19.11% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-11.16% 1 Year

-19.40% 3 Years

-33.77% 5 Years

-40.25% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.75 1 Year

0.45 3 Years

-0.01 5 Years

0.11 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Aug 01, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	-21.4%	-5.7%	-7.0%	-5.1%	-7.7%	-4.6%	-0.6%	-3.0%	-1.1%	0.0%	-0.2%	-2.2%	-1.7%	-1.0%	0.4%
2012		13.2%	1.2%	1.1%	-3.9%	-0.8%	3.4%	-0.1%	1.8%	2.7%	2.3%	-0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	2.2%
2013			-9.5%	-4.5%	-9.0%	-4.0%	1.5%	-2.1%	0.3%	1.5%	1.1%	-1.4%	-0.9%	-0.2%	1.4%
2014				0.8%	-8.7%	-2.1%	4.5%	-0.6%	2.0%	3.2%	2.5%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.7%	2.4%
2015					-17.3%	-3.5%	5.7%	-0.9%	2.3%	3.6%	2.8%	-0.7%	-0.1%	0.7%	2.5%
2016						12.6%	19.5%	5.2%	7.9%	8.3%	6.6%	2.0%	2.3%	2.9%	4.7%
2017							26.9%	1.8%	6.4%	7.3%	5.4%	0.3%	0.9%	1.8%	3.9%
2018								-18.4%	-2.6%	1.4%	0.6%	-4.3%	-2.9%	-1.4%	1.3%
2019									16.2%	13.1%	7.9%	-0.4%	0.5%	1.8%	4.5%
2020										10.1%	4.0%	-5.4%	-3.1%	-0.9%	2.7%
2021											-1.7%	-12.3%	-7.1%	-3.4%	1.3%
2022												-21.7%	-9.6%	-4.0%	2.0%
2023													4.3%	6.3%	11.5%
2024														8.4%	15.2%
2025															22.4%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Aug 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

14%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

43%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

14%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

43%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

4.3%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

31.5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

63.6%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Aug 02, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$970B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	1.43%	2.01%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	0.81	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	19.93	30.76
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-17.39	-
Profitable Companies	97%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	33.36	9.33
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	0.62	7.93
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	0.59	10.19

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	3.13	18.56
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	1.37	7.93
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.79	0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	0.57	0.29
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	30.88%	21.90%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+28.2%	-116.0%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	23.99%	2.81%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	13.50%	4.15%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	20.36%	3.82%

Sectors

Manufacturing	17.0%
Information	7.5%
Finance and Insurance	4.5%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	2.3%
Retail Trade	1.7%
Electronic Technology	0.8%
Energy Minerals	0.5%
Utilities	0.5%
Transportation and Warehousing	0.5%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	0.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0.3%
Accommodation and Food Services	0.2%
Consumer Durables	0.2%
Educational Services	0.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	0.1%
Technology	0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	0.0%
Energy	0.0%
Other	63.6%

Countries

Taiwan (Province of China)	32.8%
China	22.1%
India	15.1%
Other	8.5%
Brazil	3.8%
South Africa	3.1%
Saudi Arabia	2.2%
Mexico	2.0%
Malaysia	1.6%
Hong Kong	1.2%
Turkey	0.8%
Indonesia	0.7%
Greece	0.6%
United Arab Emirates	0.6%
United States	0.6%
Qatar	0.6%
Kuwait	0.6%
Chile	0.6%
Ireland	0.5%
Hungary	0.4%
Thailand	0.4%
Philippines	0.3%
Singapore	0.2%
Cayman Islands	0.2%
Colombia	0.2%
Switzerland	0.2%
Czechia	0.1%
Egypt	0.1%
Iceland	0.1%
Netherlands	0.0%
Luxembourg	0.0%
Cyprus	0.0%
Canada	0.0%
Germany	0.0%
United Kingdom	0.0%
Russian Federation	0.0%
Belgium	0.0%
Korea (the Republic of)	0.0%
Japan	0.0%
Bahrain	0.0%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing - ADR

TSM - Manufacturing

Market Cap $2.1T

P/E Ratio 28.1

Dividends 0.9%

Total Investment $23.36B

Weight 14.61%

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Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR

TCEHY - Information

Market Cap $553.57B

P/E Ratio 15.9

Dividends 1.1%

Total Investment $5.21B

Weight 3.26%

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR

BABA - Information

Market Cap $293.02B

P/E Ratio 17.7

Dividends 0.9%

Total Investment $4.08B

Weight 2.55%

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China Construction Bank Corp. - ADR

CICHY - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $408.79B

P/E Ratio 8.3

Dividends 3.6%

Total Investment $1.37B

Weight 0.85%

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HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR

HDB - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $122.75B

P/E Ratio 14.6

Dividends 2.1%

Total Investment $1.28B

Weight 0.80%

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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

HNHAF - Electronic Technology

Market Cap $45.59B

P/E Ratio 17.7

Dividends 2.9%

Total Investment $1.19B

Weight 0.74%

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PDD Holdings Inc - ADR

PDD - Retail Trade

Market Cap $126.06B

P/E Ratio 8.6

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $1.05B

Weight 0.66%

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Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. - ADR

IDCBY - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $340.55B

P/E Ratio 7.9

Dividends 3.9%

Total Investment $993.82M

Weight 0.62%

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ICICI Bank Ltd. - ADR

IBN - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $107.26B

P/E Ratio 18.3

Dividends 0.8%

Total Investment $980.57M

Weight 0.61%

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Vale S.A. - ADR

VALE - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $64.22B

P/E Ratio 22.1

Dividends 7.2%

Total Investment $814.78M

Weight 0.51%

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Meituan Class B

MPNGF - Retail Trade

Market Cap $73.23B

P/E Ratio -12.1

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $793.79M

Weight 0.50%

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AngloGold Ashanti Plc.

AU - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $40.12B

P/E Ratio 10.6

Dividends 5.8%

Total Investment $647.48M

Weight 0.40%

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Bank of China Ltd. - ADR

BACHY - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $218.66B

P/E Ratio 7.4

Dividends 3.7%

Total Investment $615.03M

Weight 0.38%

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Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras - ADR - Preference Shares

PBR.A - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $125.02B

P/E Ratio

Dividends

Total Investment $608.43M

Weight 0.38%

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Infosys Ltd - ADR

INFY - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Market Cap $48.81B

P/E Ratio 14.4

Dividends 4.2%

Total Investment $599.9M

Weight 0.38%

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NetEase Inc - ADR

NTES - Information

Market Cap $85.08B

P/E Ratio 16.8

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $590.38M

Weight 0.37%

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Naspers Ltd - ADR

NPSNY - Information

Market Cap $8.37B

P/E Ratio 8.3

Dividends 0.6%

Total Investment $571.88M

Weight 0.36%

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Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras - ADR - Preference Shares

PBR.A - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $125.02B

P/E Ratio

Dividends

Total Investment $567.94M

Weight 0.36%

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Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - ADR

ITUB - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $93.24B

P/E Ratio 10.2

Dividends 8.2%

Total Investment $564.06M

Weight 0.35%

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Gold Fields Ltd - ADR - Level II

GFI - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $29.02B

P/E Ratio 7.9

Dividends 5.6%

Total Investment $525.12M

Weight 0.33%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

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Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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