Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Shareclass
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged as higher risk by our prison industrial complex screen, making up less than 1% of the portfolio. Assigned a grade of C.
C
$3.01 MILLION
Prison industrial complex
1
flagged holdings
<0.01%
of assets flagged
Data as of 30 Sep 2024
Flagged investments:
$3.01 MILLION, <0.01% of assets
Higher risk:
$3.01 MILLION, <0.01% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$0, 0% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
1
holdings
$3.01M
invested
<0.01%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
1
holdings
$3.01M
invested
<0.01%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
1 holdings
1 holdings
  • 1.  
     Colt CZ Group SE Ordinary Shares
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $3.01M
    <0.01%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund $VWO is <0.01% ($3.01 MILLION) invested in companies with prison involvement
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VWO at Morningstar.com
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: 10/31/24
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 
-0.99% less in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.03% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.07% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.45% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.52% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.07% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
1.88% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
2.21% less invested
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: 10/31/24
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 
-0.99% less in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.03% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.07% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.45% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.52% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.07% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
1.88% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
2.21% less invested
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: 10/31/24
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 
-0.99% less in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.03% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.07% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.45% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.52% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.07% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
1.88% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
2.21% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
VWO - Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
25%
0.22%
4.98%
3.65%
0% 
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
23%
1.44%
5.57%
4.64%
0.03% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
2.18%
-1.21%
-0.6%
-0.99%
0.03%  lower
Find more financial data on VWO at Morningstar.com
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