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About VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS EMERGING MKT GOVT BOND INDEX ETF CL
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Inception date
May 31, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
VWOB limits its scope to USD-denominated emerging market debt. As a result, investors avoid (for better or worse) any direct impact from currency volatilities. The avoidance of locally-denominated issues limits the impact of currency volatilities on portfolio returns, though FX costs will still be an issue. Note that dollar-denominated debt doesn't imply a superior credit quality: Emerging market locally-denominated issues tend to carry higher credit ratings than USD-denominated debt. The fund also skews toward the longer end of the yield curve, resulting in longer maturity and higher sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government78.67%
Corporate20.56%
Cash0.77%
Stock breakdown by region
Latin America24.81%
Middle East24.60%
North America16.68%
Asia14.28%
Europe13.48%
Africa6.11%
Oceania0.04%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VWOB invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 78.67% stocks, and Corporate, with 20.56% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Latin America region.
VWOB top holdings are Government of Argentina 4.25% 09-JAN-2038 and Government of Argentina 0.125% 09-JUL-2030, occupying 1.88% and 0.94% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VWOB last dividends amounted to 6.10 MXN. The month before, the issuer paid 6.37 MXN in dividends, which shows a 4.34% decrease.
Yes, VWOB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 6.28%. The last dividend (May 5, 2025) amounted to 6.37 MXN. The dividends are paid monthly.
VWOB shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on May 31, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
VWOB expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VWOB follows the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Bond. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VWOB invests in bonds.
VWOB price has fallen by −3.80% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 17.19% increase. See more dynamics on VWOB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.27% over the last month, showed a −3.40% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 25.90% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.27% over the last month, showed a −3.40% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 25.90% in a year.
VWOB trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.