FundNASDAQEmerging Markets

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

VWOB NASDAQ

The Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF attempts to track the performance of Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index. The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index.

63.33USD
+0.16 (+0.25%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
1.89B
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.30%
per year
Dividend yield
6.13%
Monthly
Volatility · 1Y
5.6%
Above Average
Beta
0.28
vs the market
52-week range
62.7066.14
01 Performance

How VWOB has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Above Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−47.3 pts
0%20%40% VWOB +6.4% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, VWOB returned +6.4% with dividends reinvested — −47.3 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
5.6%Above Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±6% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−5.2%
0%-3%−5.2%

Deepest fall −5.2% on Oct 1, 2026 — 94 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 1% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%VWOB+6.4% · σ 6%

Over 1 year, VWOB delivered less return, with less risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
VWOB tends to move+2.8%

A beta of 0.28 means VWOB has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.31 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
63.33
  • 12-day average63.34 −0.0%
  • 26-day average63.79 −0.7%
  • 50-day average64.29 −1.5%
  • 200-day average64.35 −1.6%

The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Oversold
OversoldOverbought25.5

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Emerging Markets · Sovereign Debt — tracking the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index.

  • Assets under management1.89BUSD
  • Expense ratio0.30%per year
  • Holdings708
  • Risk score3.4Low

Launched May 2013. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield6.13%

About 61 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
3.88
Frequency
Monthly
Last paid
Oct 1, 2026

Last 12 months

3.88 USD / share
0.32Nov 30.32Dec 10.32Dec 180.34Feb 20.32Mar 20.33Apr 10.32May 10.32Jun 10.31Jul 10.35Aug 30.32Sep 10.33Oct 1
06 Themes

Where VWOB shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold VWOB. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

The Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF attempts to track the performance of Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index. The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 708 holdings
Ticker
VWOB
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US9219468850
CUSIP
921946885
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Emerging Markets
Industry
Sovereign Debt
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameVanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
TickerVWOB
ISINUS9219468850
CUSIP921946885
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryEmerging Markets
Sub CategorySovereign Debt
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateMay 31, 2013
BenchmarkBloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD63.33
52W Low / High 62.70 / 66.14
1Y Total Return6.39%
Above Average
1Y Volatility5.87%
Above Average
Beta0.28
12M Dividends3.8826
Last Dividend DateOct 1, 2026
Dist. FrequencyMonthly
Dividend Yield6.13%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM1.9 B
Discount/Premium-0.111%
NAV81.12
Shares Outstanding23 M
Volume 20D Avg232 K
Nbr of Holdings708
Risk RankLow
Net Expense0.300%
Options available-
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.