6355 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 26.8% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

How far is VWO below its high?

1.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VWO · Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

VWO tracks the Emerging markets and returned +15.6% over the past year.

Index equity fund · Emerging markets · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+15.6%Total return, 1 year

0.06%Expense ratio

6355Holdings

−1.8%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

VWO top ten by weight, 26.8% of its 6355 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
Holding		Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt		14.73%
Tencent Holdings Ltd		3.28%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd		2.57%
Delta Electronics Inc		1.18%
MediaTek Inc		1.07%
Reliance Industries Ltd		0.90%
China Construction Bank Corp		0.86%
HDFC Bank Ltd		0.81%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd		0.75%
PDD Holdings Inc		0.66%

Compare VWO

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Period by period

VWO over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+1.5%	+3.3%	−1.8 pts	+2.3 pts
6 months	+11.8%	+16.0%	−4.2 pts	−8.8 pts
1 year	+15.6%	+17.5%	−1.9 pts	−7.4 pts
3 years	+62.9%	+77.9%	−15.0 pts	−32.2 pts
Since listing	+121.8%	+804.4%	−682.6 pts	−1552.1 pts

In plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

What it tracks	Emerging markets
Fund type	Index equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)	0.06%
Price	$60.35
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Aug 31, 2026)	$127.3bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−1.8%
Holdings	6355
Top ten weight	26.8%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Apr 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)	100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.7%

Questions people ask

How has VWO performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VWO returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +62.9%.
What does VWO cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.
What does VWO hold?: 6355 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 26.8% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is VWO below its high?: 1.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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