

Emerging markets equities have spent most of 2026 outperforming the average U.S. portfolio, and investors hunting for a smarter way to own the asset class now have a new option to evaluate.

It's been a great time to be an emerging markets equity ETF investor, but it may also be a great time to revisit your EM ETF.

Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.6% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 94,914 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after buying an additional 10,647

International or non-US investing has been quietly putting up robust numbers for shareholders. Today, we are seeing international, gold and even grains of late start to rally, without much give-back in the S&P 500 or Nasdaq.

Alamar Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 69.5% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,717 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after purchasing an additional 9,725 shares during the period.

Schwab International Equity ETF has a 0.03% expense ratio, which is half of the 0.06% charged by Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF. Schwab International Equity ETF focuses on developed economies like Japan and Korea, whereas Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF invests in developing nations like China and Taiwan.

The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) has quietly become one of the more interesting concentration stories in

A weaker dollar and rising Treasury yields could create opportunities across inverse-dollar, gold, commodity, emerging-market and large-cap ETFs.