Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares (VEMAX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
45.10
+0.17 (0.38%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025
17.48% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 138.25B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.13% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | 8.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 1.25 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.79% |
| Dividend Growth | 26.98% |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 44.93 |
| YTD Return | 23.25% |
| 1-Year Return | 20.87% |
| 5-Year Return | 26.95% |
| 52-Week Low | 33.28 |
| 52-Week High | 46.22 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 |
| Holdings | 5081 |
| Inception Date | Jun 23, 2006 |
About VEMAX
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the index in terms of key characteristics.
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 20.87% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.68%, 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% |
Top 10 Holdings
27.42% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 2330 | 10.72% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 0700 | 4.60% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 9988 | 3.48% |
| Slcmt1142 | n/a | 2.00% |
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 1.71% |
| HDFC Bank Limited | HDFCBANK | 1.15% |
| Reliance Industries Limited | RELIANCE | 1.04% |
| PDD Holdings Inc. | PDD | 0.94% |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | 2317 | 0.92% |
| Xiaomi Corporation | 1810 | 0.87% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | $0.1361 | Jun 24, 2024 |