VEMAX — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
VEMAX — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary Equity · $159.90B AUM · 0.13% expense ratio · 32.9% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VEMAX Fund Overview
VEMAX — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard International Equity Index Funds, categorised as Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
- Category: Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary Equity
- Assets under management: $159.90B
- 1-year return: 32.9%
- Ticker: VEMAX
- SEC CIK: 0000857489
- SEC series ID: S000005786
- Share class ID: C000035633
VEMAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 14.61% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 3.26% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 2.83% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 2.55% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 1.44% |
| Delta Electronics Inc | 1.17% |
| MediaTek Inc | 1.06% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | 0.90% |
| China Construction Bank Corp | 0.85% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd | 0.80% |
VEMAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.2% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.3% |
VEMAX Performance
Total returns for VEMAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 9.1% |
| 1 year | 32.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 17.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 5.3% |
VEMAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VEMAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.5%
VEMAX Costs and Fees
VEMAX costs about $13 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.13%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.13%
- Portfolio turnover: 6%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.65 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VEMAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund had net inflows of $13.58B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$28.98M |
| 2026-03 | $159.80M |
| 2026-02 | $2.07B |
| 2026-01 | $1.96B |
| 2025-12 | $2.45B |
| 2025-11 | $1.78B |
VEMAX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VEMAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.