Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Shareclass

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)

Type

Exchange-traded fund

Manager

Vanguard

Gender equality score

/ 100 points

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

Unranked

Not ranked due to low data coverage

% Equileap coverage

20%

Gender balance in leadership and workforce

18/40

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Equal compensation and work life balance

5/30

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Policies promoting gender equality

14/20

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Commitment, transparency, and accountability

0/10

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Sustainability report card

As You Sow’s Invest Your Values report card grades mutual funds on environmental and social issues, including climate change, gender equality, and weapon investments. Click through to get more details on each issue.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund VWO

Environment

Fossil fuels
Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation
Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality
Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

N/A

Civilian firearms
Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex
Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons
Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco
Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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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. Yum China Holdings Inc
0.31% of assets
$309.47M invested
2. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares
2.56% of assets
$2.52B invested
3. H World Group Ltd ADR
0.12% of assets
$114.27M invested
4. Komercni Banka AS
0.03% of assets
$30.65M invested
5. Hellenic Telecommunication Organization SA
0.04% of assets
$34.64M invested
6. Old Mutual Ltd Ordinary Shares
0.04% of assets
$37.98M invested
7. BeiGene Ltd Ordinary Shares
0.12% of assets
$120.01M invested
8. BeiGene Ltd Class A
<0.01% of assets
$819,600 invested
9. CEZ a.s
0.09% of assets
$92.75M invested
10. WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc
0.29% of assets
$283.06M invested

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. Zhihu Inc ADR
<0.01% of assets
$6.28M invested
2. China International Capital Corp Ltd Shs -H- Unitary 144A/Reg S
0.04% of assets
$42.42M invested
3. China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd
0.02% of assets
$16.91M invested
4. Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd Class H
0.02% of assets
$15.07M invested
5. China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd Class A
0.01% of assets
$14.29M invested
6. China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd Shs -H- Unitary 144A/Reg S
<0.01% of assets
$3.64M invested
7. TravelSky Technology Ltd Class H
0.02% of assets
$22.54M invested
8. Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR
0.06% of assets
$54.55M invested
9. China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd Class H
0.15% of assets
$148.12M invested
10. China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd Class A
0.03% of assets
$29.98M invested

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Financial performance

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Gender Equality and Returns

Returns chart for Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

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Benchmarking tool

Current fund

VWO

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Family

Vanguard

Category

Diversified Emerging Mkts

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Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 10/31/23

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Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

0.78% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

15 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

5 / 40 points lower

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

6 / 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

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 10/31/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

0.78% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

15 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

5 / 40 points lower

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

6 / 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

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 10/31/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

0.78% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

15 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

5 / 40 points lower

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

6 / 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

Performance as of date: 10/31/23

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
VWO - Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

11%

-1.94%

2.98%

1.7%

38 / 100 points

Benchmark

13%

3.08%

3.39%

2.49%

53 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

-1.79%

-5.03%

-0.42%

-0.78%

15 / 100 points lower

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