Fund Research for Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx (VEIEX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: May 04, 1994
    Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Vanguard
    Return Since Inception: 7.95%
    YTD Return: 64.83%
    Yield (TTM): 2.93%
    Net Assets: 7.02 B
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets index. The fund employs a passively managed investment approach by investing all or substantially all of assets in a representative sample of the common stocks included in the MSCI Emerging Markets index. This index includes approximately 781 common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the world.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $16,830 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 44.55%
    Large 39.74%
    Medium 15.37%
    Small 0.26%
    Micro 0.08%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/04/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 64.83% 52.79% 6.00% 15.81% 11.14% 7.95%
    +/- Category 1.81% 3.30% 2.79% 1.66% 0.23% —
    +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD — — — — 2.04% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 60.00% 59.67% 5.48% 15.76% 11.11% 7.94%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 62.21% 17.09% 7.61% 16.61% 11.68% 8.08%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 05/04/1994
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 20.78%
    Service 30.02%
    Manufacturing 41.84%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 0.09% 0.09%
    Stocks — 97.79% 97.79%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.36% 0.36%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 97.55% 97.55%
    Data as of 07/31/2009 Data as of 07/31/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    + China Mobile Ltd. (941) Telecom HKG 2.35%
    + GAZPROM O A O (OGZPY) Energy GBR 1.82%
    + Samsung Electronics (005930) Hardware KOR 1.66%
    + Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA) Healthcare ISR 1.63%
    + America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (AMXL) Telecom MEX 1.50%
    + China Construction Bank Corporation (939) Financial Services CHN 1.34%
    + Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference) (PETR4) Energy BRA 1.33%
    + China Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (2628) Financial Services CHN 1.23%
    + Petroleo Brasileiro,S.A. (petrobras) (PETR3) Energy BRA 1.17%
    + Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (1398) Financial Services CHN 1.11%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    Data as of 07/31/2009
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  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 02/27/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.32%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Duane F. Kelly
    Start Date: 12/31/1994
    Kelly is a principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1989 and has managed investment portfolios since 1992.
    Michael Perre
    Start Date: 08/29/2008
    Perre is a principal of Vanguard, his employer since 1990. He has managed investment portfolios since 1999.