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TheStreet.com
Oct 14
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The release of new emerging-market ETFs began to heat up in the summer as a variety of new funds hit the market.
Index Universe
Oct 13
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VWO and EEM track the same emerging markets index. So why is VWO beating EEM by 4 percent this year?
If mirroring the performance of an index is the ultimate measure of success for an exchange-traded fund, Vanguard’s Emerging Markets...
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Sep 16
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Dividend Tree
Mar 16
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In my earlier post, I provided a shortlist of candidates for index-based exchange traded funds to capture the general market performance of emerging markets. These ETF-based funds are VWO, EEM, DEM, BKF, and BIK. While the shortlist provided a...
Index Universe
Aug 21
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I want to add a few additional thoughts to our recent posts about emerging market ETFs.
First, a correction: The expense ratio for VWO is actually 0.25%, not 0.30%. That may be the most impressive of all the Vanguard expense ratios ......
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Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
Overview
The Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, which employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach by investing substantially all (normally about 95%), of its assets in the common stocks included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is made up of common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the world.
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Fund Information
- Fund Manager - Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Inception Date - 03/04/2005
- Exchange – NYSE Arca
- Index Ticker – VWO
- Intra-day NAV Ticker – VWO.IV
- Expense Ratio - 0.27%
Top Holdings
| Rank | Holding |
| 1 | Gazprom OAO ADR |
| 2 | China Mobile Ltd. |
| 3 | Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR |
| 4 | Vale SA Class B ADR |
| 5 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. |
| 6 | America Movil SAB de CV |
| 7 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
| 8 | China Construction Bank Corp. |
| 9 | Petroleo Brasileiro SA |
| 10 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China |
Holdings as of 12/08/2009
Other Emerging Market ETFs
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