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Risk-Adjusted Performance
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Fund Info

ISIN

US9220423043

CUSIP

922042304

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

May 4, 1994

Min. Investment

$0

Index Tracked

FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

VEIEX has an expense ratio of 0.29%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (VEIEX) returned 8.26% year-to-date (YTD) and 12.12% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VEIEX returned 3.60% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.


VEIEX

YTD

8.26%

1M

10.42%

6M

7.35%

1Y

12.12%

5Y*

8.98%

10Y*

3.60%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.19%

1M

9.00%

6M

-1.55%

1Y

12.31%

5Y*

15.59%

10Y*

10.78%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VEIEX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.46%0.25%1.36%0.21%5.83%8.26%
2024-3.49%3.98%1.57%1.02%1.94%2.17%1.01%1.07%7.06%-3.13%-1.94%-0.46%10.81%
20237.77%-6.27%2.54%-0.66%-2.48%4.30%5.91%-5.69%-2.07%-3.44%6.76%3.29%9.00%
20220.42%-4.30%-2.47%-5.55%0.58%-4.46%-0.87%0.23%-10.18%-3.45%14.42%-2.11%-17.91%
20212.93%1.65%-1.03%1.86%1.73%1.42%-6.29%2.67%-3.37%1.10%-3.22%1.73%0.72%
2020-5.05%-3.71%-17.52%9.29%2.33%7.16%8.38%2.26%-1.67%1.94%8.22%5.89%15.05%
20198.52%0.65%1.90%2.08%-6.45%5.42%-1.19%-3.76%1.32%3.87%0.15%6.96%20.12%
20188.39%-4.73%-1.19%-2.09%-2.83%-4.51%3.18%-3.55%-1.31%-7.58%4.45%-2.98%-14.72%
20174.94%3.28%2.25%1.39%1.22%0.77%5.31%3.09%-0.78%2.44%0.18%3.52%31.15%
2016-6.01%-0.87%13.04%0.78%-3.40%5.03%4.67%1.67%1.27%0.63%-4.36%-0.16%11.54%
20150.67%3.53%-2.08%7.79%-3.38%-2.39%-6.80%-9.32%-3.25%5.57%-3.25%-2.50%-15.52%
2014-7.27%3.42%3.86%0.51%3.72%3.00%1.46%3.57%-7.17%2.31%-1.00%-4.97%0.41%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VEIEX is 71, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VEIEX is 7171
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VEIEX is 7070
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VEIEX is 7474
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VEIEX is 7171
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VEIEX is 7373
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VEIEX is 6565
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (VEIEX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 15, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.76
  • 5-Year: 0.56
  • 10-Year: 0.21
  • All Time: 0.31

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares provided a 2.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.84 per share.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.84$0.83$0.86$0.96$0.75$0.55$0.86$0.65$0.62$0.53$0.63$0.68

Dividend yield

2.76%2.98%3.31%3.87%2.41%1.72%3.07%2.67%2.14%2.33%3.04%2.67%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01
2024$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.83
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.54$0.86
2022$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.96
2021$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.75
2020$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.55
2019$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.86
2018$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.65
2017$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.62
2016$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.53
2015$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.63
2014$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.68

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares was 65.96%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2204 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares drawdown is 3.69%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-65.96%Nov 1, 2007266Nov 20, 20082204Aug 25, 20172470
-54.78%Jul 9, 1997307Sep 10, 19981337Dec 24, 20031644
-36.3%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020166Nov 16, 2020707
-34.3%Feb 18, 2021425Oct 24, 2022
-31.37%Sep 19, 1994124Mar 9, 1995478Jan 7, 1997602

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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