Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VWO)
Emerging Markets ETF
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VWO) is an Emerging Markets ETF from Vanguard. As of October 23, 2026, VWO closed at $56.84. It charges a 0.06% expense ratio, or $6 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +5.9% over the past year and +5.0% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $164.7 billion
- Dividend yield: 1.97%
- Annualized return since 2005: 6.6%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -68%
VWO price chart
1Y price change: +3.5% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWO | -5.5% | +6.1% | +5.9% | +17.8% | +5.0% | +7.0% | +6.6% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2005.
VWO key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- $6/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $164.7B
- Dividend yield
- 1.97%
- Annualized return
- 6.6%
- since 2005
- Volatility
- 26%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -68%
- 52-week range
- $52.20 – $61.54
- Fund family
- Vanguard
VWO dividend
- Dividend yield
- 1.97%
- Annual dividend
- $1.12
- Years of increases
- 1
- 5-yr dividend growth
- -2.5%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
Similar ETFs
| Name | Today | 1Y | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
 EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | +0.47% | +16% | 1.80% |
 SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | -0.52% | +14% | 0.75% |
 VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -0.53% | +14% | 1.06% |
 IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | -0.54% | +14% | 0.75% |
 SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | -0.53% | +14% | 1.02% |
 RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | -0.77% | +15% | 1.47% |
 VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | -0.50% | +14% | 1.06% |
 ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | -0.50% | +14% | 0.75% |
VWO news
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VWO ETF FAQ
What is VWO's expense ratio?
VWO has an expense ratio of 0.06%: $6 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is VWO's dividend yield?
VWO yields 1.97% based on its trailing distributions of $1.12 per share.
What is VWO's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, VWO returned +5.9% over one year, +5.0% a year over five years, +7.0% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can VWO fall?
VWO's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2005 was -68%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.