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VEIEX - Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx

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Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx (VEIEX)
Expense Ratio: 0.33%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $10,538.84


The Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx fund (VEIEX) is a Diversified Emerging Mkts fund started on 05/4/1994 and has $59.80 billion in assets under management. The current manager has been running Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx since 09/18/2008. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

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Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF (VWO)
Expense Ratio: 0.20%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $6,475.12


The Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF (VWO) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Diversified Emerging Mkts investment strategy and is an alternative to a Diversified Emerging Mkts mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx because computers automatically manage the stocks.



The Following Diversified Emerging Mkts Funds Have Lower Fees Than Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx (VEIEX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
Northern Emerging Markets Equity Index NOEMX 33.2% 1,500 0.30%
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Inst VEMIX 10.0% 59,800 0.13%
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Signal VERSX 10.0% 59,800 0.20%



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Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.