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Market Intelligence Center  May 7  Comment 
Emerging Markets Stock (AMEX: VWO) closed Monday's trading session at $44.05. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $36.94 and 52-week high of $45.54. Emerging Markets Stock (VWO) has been showing support around $43.83 and resistance...
Forbes  May 2  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (AMEX: VWO) where we have detected an approximate $242.9 million dollar inflow --...
Market Intelligence Center  Apr 11  Comment 
Emerging Markets Stock (AMEX: VWO) closed Wednesday's trading session at $42.88. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $36.94 and 52-week high of $45.54. Emerging Markets Stock (VWO) has been showing support around $42.53 and...
Benzinga  Feb 28  Comment 
Vanguard keeps bolstering its reputation as one of the low-cost leaders among ETF issuers. Just days after the Pennsylvania-based firm announced lower fees for the popular Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSE: VYM), the company unveiled lower...
Market Intelligence Center  Feb 19  Comment 
Emerging Markets Stock (AMEX: VWO) closed Friday's trading session at $44.41. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $36.94 and 52-week high of $45.54. Emerging Markets Stock (VWO) has been showing support around $44.22 and resistance...
Forbes  Feb 15  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (AMEX: VWO) where we have detected an approximate $177.5 million dollar inflow --...
Benzinga  Jan 10  Comment 
The largest emerging markets ETF by assets has started its well-documented transition to a new index. On Thursday, the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: VWO) changed its name to the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF. "VWO" remains the...
Market Intelligence Center  Dec 31  Comment 
Emerging Markets Stock (AMEX: VWO) closed Friday's trading session at $43.88. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $36.94 and 52-week high of $45.27. Emerging Markets Stock (VWO) has been showing support around $43.49 and resistance...
Market Intelligence Center  Dec 17  Comment 
Emerging Markets Stock (AMEX: VWO) closed Friday's trading session at $43.73. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $36.94 and 52-week high of $45.27. Emerging Markets Stock (VWO) has been showing support around $43.44 and resistance...
Sensible Investments  Dec 16  Comment 
The WSJ reported on a topic that has been revolving in professional circles for quite awhile. Vanguard will be changing benchmarks for its emerging markets ETF (ticker VWO)going from MSCI to FTSE as its index benchmark. The most important impact,...




 
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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.[1]

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%

Fund Characteristics

Image:Vwocharacteristics.jpg

Top Holdings

Current as of 7/19/2010. Ten largest holdings = 14.1% of total net assets.[2]

Holding Percentage
China Mobile (Hong Kong) (CHL)2.0%
Petroleo Brasileiro Ads (PBRA)1.6%
America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (AMX)1.5%
Vale S.A. (VALE)1.5%
Gazprom (GZPFY)1.5%
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (601398-SH)1.3%
China Construction Bank Corporation (0939-HK)1.2%
Samsung Electronics (SEO:005930)1.2%
Samsung Climate (SEO:A006660)1.2%
China Life Insurance Company (LFC)1.1%

Other Emerging Market ETFs

ETF Name Fund Manager Expense Ratio
BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index ETF (ADRA)Invesco PowerShares0.30%
BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index ETF (ADRE)Invesco PowerShares0.30%
Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF (EEB)Claymore Advisors0.60%
DWA Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio ETF (PIE)Invesco PowerShares0.90%
FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio ETF (PXH)Invesco PowerShares0.85%
iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (EWZ)ishares0.63%
iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund (BKF)ishares0.72%
iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund (ECH)ishares0.63%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM)ishares0.72%
ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EUM)InvescoPoweshares0.95%
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEV)ProShares ETFs0.95%
SPDR S&P BRIC 40 ETF (BIK)State Street Global Markets, LLC0.50%
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (GMF)State Street Global Markets, LLC0.59%
SPDR S&P Emerging Europe ETF (GUR)State Street Global Markets, LLC0.59%
SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America ETF (GML)State Street Global Markets, LLC0.59%
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ETF (GMM)State Street Global Markets, LLC0.59%
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF (EWX)State Street Global Markets, LLC0.65%
SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF (GAF)State Street Global Markets, LLC0.59%
Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)Vanguard Group, Inc.0.27%
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High-Yielding Equity Fund (DEM)WisdomTree Investments, Inc.0.63%
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (DGS)WisdomTree Investments, Inc.0.63%
Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio ETF (PCY)InvescoPowerShares0.50%
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (EMB)iShares0.60%
First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund (FNI)First Trust Portfolios L.P0.60%
iShares FTSE BRIC 50 ETF (BRIC-LSE)iShares0.74%
iShares JP Morgan US Dollar Emerging Markets Bond ETF (IEMB-LSE)iShares0.40%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEEM-LSE)iShares0.75%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Islamic/Shariah ETF (ISEM-LSE)iShares0.85%


References

  1. - Overview of Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
  2. Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
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