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VWO Begins Index Transition
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 5:04pmThe largest emerging markets ETF by assets has started its well-documented transition to a new index. On Thursday, the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: VWO) changed its name to the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF. "VWO" remains the ETF's ticker. In October 2012, Vanguard, the third-...
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How One EM ETF Performs Without South Korea
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 4:01pmBy now, most ETF investors probably know that the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: VWO), the largest emerging markets ETF by assets, will drop the MSCI index it currently uses in favor of an equivalent index from FTSE Group. The change, scheduled to take place next year, is noteworthy for...
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South Korea ETFs Soaring Despite Looming VWO Sales
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 7:18amETFs tracking South Korean equities are defying logic these days. With the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: VWO), the largest emerging markets ETF by assets, poised to drop the MSCI Emerging Markets Index next year in favor of the FTSE Group equivalent, some analysts and investors expected...
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Greece ETF Could Lose Largest Holding
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 5:11pmThe Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE: GREK), the lone ETF devoted to the now infamous debt-laden PIIGS nation, could lose its largest holding, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (NYSE: CCH). Last month, the company announced it was looking to shift its listing to the London Stock Exchange from the Athens...
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