Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | Weapon investments

Exchange-traded fund

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

TickerVWO

Fund manager

For each weapons category, we show the fund's exposure. Click a category to see the breakdown of companies. When calculating a portfolio's exposure to a screen list, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.

Military weapons

Major military contractors

Top 100 military contractors

holdings

$122.11M

invested

0.12%

of portfolio

Cluster munitions

Manufacturers of weapons banned in 100+ countries

holdings

$5.37M

invested

<0.01%

of portfolio

Nuclear weapons

Manufacturers/servicers of nuclear armaments

holdings

$257.34M

invested

0.26%

of portfolio

Military weapon companies

6 holdings

1. Larsen & Toubro Ltd
$254.05M
0.25%
2. Bharat Electronics Ltd
$55.32M
0.06%
3. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares
$43.71M
0.04%
4. Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS
$23.08M
0.02%
5. Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares
$3.28M
<0.01%

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Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund $VWO is 0.38% invested in military weapon stocks, with $381.53 MILLION invested across 6 equity holdings

Sustainability report card

As You Sow’s Invest Your Values report card grades mutual funds on environmental and social issues, including climate change, gender equality, and weapon investments. Click through to get more details on each issue.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund VWO

Environment

Fossil fuels
Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation
Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality
Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

N/A

Civilian firearms
Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex
Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons
Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco
Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Financial performance

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Current fund

VWO

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Family

Vanguard

Category

Diversified Emerging Mkts

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Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower

10-yr returns

-1.88% less in annualized returns

Less invested in military weapons

0.9% less invested

Less invested in major military contractors

1.08% less invested

More invested in manufacturers of cluster munitions

<0.01% more invested

Less invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons

0.62% less invested

Current fund

VWO

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Family

Vanguard

Category

Diversified Emerging Mkts

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower

10-yr returns

-1.88% less in annualized returns

Less invested in military weapons

0.9% less invested

Less invested in major military contractors

1.08% less invested

More invested in manufacturers of cluster munitions

<0.01% more invested

Less invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons

0.62% less invested

Current fund

VWO

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Family

Vanguard

Category

Diversified Emerging Mkts

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower

10-yr returns

-1.88% less in annualized returns

Less invested in military weapons

0.9% less invested

Less invested in major military contractors

1.08% less invested

More invested in manufacturers of cluster munitions

<0.01% more invested

Less invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons

0.62% less invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 4/30/23

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD

Annualized returns

Climate analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
VWO - Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

-4.37%

6.14%

0.29%

2.01%

0.38%

Benchmark

4.3%

9.82%

2.45%

3.89%

1.28%

Fund compared to benchmark

-8.67%

-3.68%

-2.16%

-1.88%

0.9% lower

Find more financial data on VWO at Morningstar.com

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