Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Shareclass
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

37
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

Unranked

Not ranked due to low data coverage

% Equileap coverage
18%
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
18/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
5/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
14/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
See the score criteria
Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. National Bank of Greece SA
    0.07% of assets
    $70.98M invested
  • 2. Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd
    0.03% of assets
    $26.75M invested
  • 3. Yum China Holdings Inc
    0.22% of assets
    $232.53M invested
  • 4. Hellenic Telecommunication Organization SA
    0.03% of assets
    $32.51M invested
  • 5. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares
    2.13% of assets
    $2.21B invested
  • 6. H World Group Ltd ADR
    0.09% of assets
    $95.69M invested
  • 7. Komercni Banka AS
    0.03% of assets
    $33.04M invested
  • 8. Old Mutual Ltd Ordinary Shares
    0.04% of assets
    $41.29M invested
  • 9. CEZ a.s
    0.09% of assets
    $92.31M invested
  • 10. WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc
    0.18% of assets
    $181.81M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc Ordinary Shares
    0.14% of assets
    $148.48M invested
  • 2. China International Capital Corp Ltd Shs -H- Unitary 144A/Reg S
    0.03% of assets
    $33.07M invested
  • 3. China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd
    0.02% of assets
    $16.45M invested
  • 4. Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd Class H
    0.02% of assets
    $19.03M invested
  • 5. China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd Class A
    0.01% of assets
    $12.66M invested
  • 6. China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd Shs -H- Unitary 144A/Reg S
    <0.01% of assets
    $3.7M invested
  • 7. TravelSky Technology Ltd Class H
    0.02% of assets
    $22.5M invested
  • 8. Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR
    0.07% of assets
    $75.86M invested
  • 9. China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd Class H
    0.15% of assets
    $155.4M invested
  • 10. China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd Class A
    0.03% of assets
    $29.91M invested
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VWO at Morningstar.com
Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
VWO
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.6% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
16 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
6 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
7 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
3 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
VWO
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.6% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
16 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
6 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
7 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
3 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
VWO
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.6% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
16 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
6 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
7 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
3 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
VWO - Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
-2.19%
-5.25%
2.29%
3.42%
37  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
4.43%
0.74%
4.99%
4.02%
53  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-6.63%
-5.99%
-2.69%
-0.6%
16  / 100 points lower
Find more financial data on VWO at Morningstar.com
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