VWOB · Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Bond fundTracks an indexVanguard0.15% fee$6.1bn on Sep 30, 2026First traded Jun 4, 2013Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Vanguard fund ETFIQ covers

VWOB tracks an index and returned +0.5% over the past year.

+0.5%
Total return, 1 year
0.15%
Expense ratio
944
Holdings
−4.2%
Below its high
5.8%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$0.3255
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026
Where every fund in this set sits

How far can rates rise in a year before the year's income is gone?

Rate cushion
CGIB 0.23 ptsBWX 0.34 ptsLEMB 0.46 ptsFLIA 0.58 ptsIBND 0.64 ptsPICB 0.64 ptsDFGX 0.68 ptsBNDX 0.72 ptsGGOV 0.74 ptsIAGG 0.85 ptsDFGP 0.86 ptsEMB 0.87 ptsDFSB 0.91 ptsDGCB 0.93 ptsGEMD 0.93 ptsEMHC 1.00 ptsEBND 1.01 ptsBEMB 1.19 ptsEMHY 1.48 ptsVWOB 0.94 ptsVWOB 0.94 pts0.23 pts1.48 pts
0.23 pts to 1.48 pts across 20

That is the share of the 20 international bond ETFs with an intermediate duration sitting at or below VWOB.

One year's income against today's duration; it ignores credit risk, and both figures move. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

ETFIQ Rate Cushion Score
77.55th of 20 · set runs 2.5 to 97.5

VWOB paid 6.14% of its NAV in income over the year to Oct 9, 2026, with a duration of 6.50 years: rates could rise 0.94 percentage points in a year before that income was gone.

rate cushion0.94 pts · 78th pct
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WindowTotal return
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026−2.6%
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026−3.7%
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026−2.2%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026−1.8%
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+0.5%
3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026+30.3%
Since launch Jun 4, 2013 – Oct 9, 2026+52.9%

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Source: ETFIQ.

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In plain words

What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeBond fund
Category (ETFIQ)Bonds · Emerging-markets bond
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.15%
Price$63.34
First tradedJun 4, 2013
Net assets (the issuer’s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)$6.1bn
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Aug 31, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its high (ETFIQ)−4.2%
Holdings944
Top ten weight5.9%
Holdings as of (the issuer’s month-end file)Aug 31, 2026

Questions people ask about VWOB

How has VWOB performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, VWOB returned +0.5% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the figure is +30.3%.
What does VWOB cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.
How far is VWOB below its high?
4.2% below its high of Jun 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, VWOBTiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Fee, 0.15%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $6.1bnThe issuer’s own figure for this ETF, month end · Sep 30, 2026
IssuerHoldings, the issuer’s own month-end file ↗
IssuerVanguard page for VWOB ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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