VWO ETF Analysis: FTSE Emerging Markets Shares | NYSE

Diversified Emerging Mkts | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 118.822m USD | 12M Return: 19.5% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Emerging Market Equities, International Stocks, Foreign Securities, Asian Equities
Total Rating 55
Safety 62
Buy Signal -0.21
Diversified Emerging Mkts
Category Rotation: -19.3
TER: 0.06%
AUM: 119B
Avg Turnover: 499M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility17.6%
VaR 5th Pctl3.11%
VaR vs Median-1.84%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.87
Rel. Str. IBD45.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group5
Character TTM
Beta0.789
Beta Downside0.705
Hurst Exponent0.436
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD17.37%
CAGR/Max DD0.88
CAGR/Mean DD4.17

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +1.8% 0
Feb -0.9% 14
Mar -0.6% 0
Apr -0.3% 13
May -0.6% 12
Jun -0.2% 0
Jul +1.1% 6
Aug -0.3% 5
Sep -1.2% 20
Oct -0.3% 9
Nov -0.2% 8
Dec +0.3% 19

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: VWO FTSE Emerging Markets Shares

The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VWO) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment return of stocks issued by companies based in emerging market countries. As a large-cap diversified emerging markets ETF, it provides broad exposure to equities across developing economies rather than concentrating on any single country or sector.

The fund uses an indexing approach that tracks the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, which notably incorporates China A-shares-domestically listed mainland Chinese equities that were historically less accessible to foreign investors. Rather than holding every security in the benchmark, the fund employs a sampling strategy, holding a diversified basket of stocks whose aggregate characteristics closely mirror those of the underlying index. This sampling method is a common technique used by index funds to reduce trading costs and operational complexity while maintaining close correlation to the target benchmark.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • US dollar weakness lifts emerging market equity returns
  • China stimulus measures boost largest EM index weighting
  • Fed rate cuts drive capital flows into emerging markets
What is the price of VWO shares?

As of July 23, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 58.81 with a total of 5,344,863 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.13%, over one month by -3.97%, over three months by +0.20% and over the past year by +19.47%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 57.40 (which is 2.4% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).

Is VWO a buy, sell or hold?

FTSE Emerging Markets Shares has no consensus analysts rating.