VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MARKETS ETF $34.88 (New York symbol VWO; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Emerging Markets Index. It’s made up of the common stock of companies in developing countries. The ETF was launched on March 4, 2005. Its MER is 0.15%.
The top holdings of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets include Taiwan Semiconductor (Taiwan: computer chips), Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), China Mobile, China Construction Bank, Naspers Ltd. (South Africa: media), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, Hon Hai Precision Industry (Taiwan: electronics), and Infosys (India: information technology).
The breakdown by country for this $45.1 billion fund is as follows: China, 28.4%; Taiwan, 15.3%; India, 12.5%; South Africa, 8.0%; Brazil, 7.3%; Mexico, 5.0%; Russia, 4.4%; Malaysia, 4.2%; Thailand, 2.9%; Indonesia, 2.6%; Philippines, 2.0%; Turkey, 1.8%; Poland, 1.4%; and others, 4.6%.
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF is a buy for aggressive investors.