Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares (VEMAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
48.18
-0.19 (-0.39%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
27.46%
Fund Assets 151.76B
Expense Ratio 0.13%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 6.00%
Dividend (ttm) 1.22
Dividend Yield 2.52%
Dividend Growth 6.18%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 19, 2025
Previous Close 48.37
YTD Return 8.00%
1-Year Return 31.08%
5-Year Return 27.23%
52-Week Low 32.64
52-Week High 48.89
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 5034
Inception Date Jun 23, 2006

About VEMAX

This fund offers investors a low-cost way to gain equity exposure to emerging markets. Stocks of companies in emerging markets tend to be more volatile than those in developed countries, which could imply the potential for greater long-term returns. Along with this potential, however, come risks such as currency and political risks. Long-term, risk-tolerant investors who want to diversify their international portfolio may wish to consider this fund.With respect to 75% of its total assets, the fund may not: (1) purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or (2) purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 5% of the fund’s total assets would be invested in that issuer’s securities; except as may be necessary to approximate the composition of its target index. This limitation does not apply to obligations of the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VEMAX
Share Class Admiral Shares
Index FTSE EM All Cap China A Inc NT (US RIC) TR

Performance

VEMAX had a total return of 31.08% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.17%, including dividends.

Equivalent ETF

VEMAX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VWO, the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.07% compared to 0.13% for VEMAX.

Symbol Name Expense Ratio
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 0.07%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VEMRX Institutional Plus Shares 0.07%
VEMIX Institutional Shares 0.09%
VEIEX Investor Shares 0.29%

Top 10 Holdings

26.94% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2330 11.72%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0700 4.15%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 9988 3.32%
Slcmt1142 n/a 2.12%
Mktliq 12/31/2049 n/a 1.52%
HDFC Bank Limited HDFCBANK 1.00%
Reliance Industries Limited RELIANCE 0.90%
China Construction Bank Corporation 0939 0.77%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. 2317 0.73%
MediaTek Inc. 2454 0.71%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 19, 2025 $0.8518 Dec 22, 2025
Sep 19, 2025 $0.2261 Sep 22, 2025
Jun 20, 2025 $0.1095 Jun 23, 2025
Mar 21, 2025 $0.0333 Mar 24, 2025
Dec 20, 2024 $0.8802 Dec 23, 2024
Sep 20, 2024 $0.1063 Sep 23, 2024
Full Dividend History