Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF vs Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF trades at $58.85, while Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $114.85. The key difference: Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VWO | XLY | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $61.24 | $124.52 |
52-Week Low | $49.54 | $105.64 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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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.
Read more on VWO →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: retail; hotels, restaurants and leisure; textiles, apparel and luxury goods; household durables; automobiles; auto components; distributors; leisure products; and diversified consumer services. It is non-diversified.
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