About this ETF
Vanguard World Fund - Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. It invests in public equity market of the global ex-China region. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies operating across diversified sector. The fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging ex-China Index, by using representative sampling. Vanguard World Fund - Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF was formed on September 30, 2025 and is domiciled in the United States.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +5.32% | +1.27% | +6.80% | +21.17% | — | — | — | — | +26.44% |
| Total return | +5.32% | +1.96% | +8.01% | +22.54% | — | — | — | — | +28.44% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.07% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $7.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 1039 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2330.TW | 23.77% | 827.08K | $61.2M |
| 2 | MediaTek Inc | 2454.TW | 2.07% | 49.98K | $5.3M |
| 3 | Delta Electronics Inc | 2308.TW | 1.25% | 65.56K | $3.2M |
| 4 | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd | 2317.TW | 1.23% | 414.44K | $3.2M |
| 5 | Reliance Industries Ltd | RELIANCE.BO | 1.22% | 228.69K | $3.1M |
| 6 | HDFC Bank Ltd | HDFCBANK.NS | 1.18% | 387.85K | $3.0M |
| 7 | ICICI Bank Ltd | ICICIBANK.NS | 1.05% | 180.57K | $2.7M |
| 8 | Bharti Airtel Ltd | — | 0.83% | 103.39K | $2.1M |
| 9 | ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd | 3711.TW | 0.75% | 112.66K | $1.9M |
| 10 | Vale SA | VALE3.SA | 0.70% | 119.24K | $1.8M |
| 11 | Al Rajhi Bank | — | 0.65% | 100.05K | $1.7M |
| 12 | ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING S-PREF | ITUB4.SA | 0.61% | 186.20K | $1.6M |
| 13 | United Microelectronics Corp | 2303.TW | 0.58% | 396.05K | $1.5M |
| 14 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co | 2222.SR | 0.55% | 202.41K | $1.4M |
| 15 | Elite Material Co Ltd | 2383.TW | 0.55% | 9.87K | $1.4M |
| 16 | Naspers Ltd | NPN.JO | 0.54% | 26.22K | $1.4M |
| 17 | Infosys Ltd | INFY.NS | 0.53% | 115.67K | $1.4M |
| 18 | PETROBRAS - PETROLEO BRAS-PR | PETR4.SA | 0.51% | 154.03K | $1.3M |
| 19 | Anglogold Ashanti Plc | ANG.JO | 0.50% | 17.17K | $1.3M |
| 20 | Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras | PETR3.SA | 0.48% | 126.64K | $1.2M |
| 21 | CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd | 2891.TW | 0.47% | 600.49K | $1.2M |
| 22 | Grupo Mexico SAB de CV | GMEXICOB.MX | 0.45% | 95.70K | $1.1M |
| 23 | OTP Bank Nyrt | OTP.BD | 0.45% | 7.73K | $1.1M |
| 24 | Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | GFNORTEO.MX | 0.44% | 97.92K | $1.1M |
| 25 | Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd | 2881.TW | 0.44% | 283.00K | $1.1M |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 1.40% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.3560 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 18, 2026 | Last payment | $0.6527 (Jun 23, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | $0.6527 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | $0.3614 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | $0.3419 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 19.97% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.57 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -12.42% / — | Sortino 1Y | 2.34 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.12 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.818 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 13.38% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 15.90K | Average volume | 27.22K |
| AUM | $257.8M | Premium/Discount | +0.33% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $257.8M → $257.8M |
| 1 Week | -$4.8M | -1.86% | $257.8M → $257.8M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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