Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Shareclass
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, above the threshold of 0.5% and below 1.5%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
D
4.57%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
84
holdings flagged
4.57%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$4.6 BILLION invested
in holdings flagged for deforestation riskVanguard holds hundreds of millions of dollars in shares in the agribusiness companies most responsible for devastating our rainforests. Vanguard's continued financing of the world's worst deforesters exposes Vanguard and its clients to reputational and financial risk - and Vanguard has no policy in place to stop the destruction. Tell Vanguard to adopt a No Deforestation Policy!
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Commodity producers
43 holdings
1.08% of assets
$1.09 BILLION invested
Banks and lenders
17 holdings
2.3% of assets
$2.31 BILLION invested
Major consumer brands
33 holdings
1.41% of assets
$1.42 BILLION invested
Commodity producers
43 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
43 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Ptt PCL
0.18%0.18% of portfolio$183.77M$183.77M invested - 2. Suzano SA
0.1%0.1% of portfolio$99.16M$99.16M invested - 3. PT Astra International Tbk0.09%0.09% of portfolio$88.41M$88.41M invested
- 4. JBS SA
0.09%0.09% of portfolio$86.13M$86.13M invested - 5. Sime Darby Plantation Bhd
0.05%0.05% of portfolio$45.87M$45.87M invested
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Banks and lenders
17 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
17 HOLDINGS
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Major consumer brands
33 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
33 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Hindustan Unilever Ltd
0.36%0.36% of portfolio$358.35M$358.35M invested - 2. Uni-President Enterprises Corp
0.15%0.15% of portfolio$149.46M$149.46M invested - 3. Nestle India Ltd0.15%0.15% of portfolio$146.94M$146.94M invested
- 4. Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Class A0.13%0.13% of portfolio$134.45M$134.45M invested
- 5. China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd0.09%0.09% of portfolio$92.19M$92.19M invested
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DATA AS OF 31 Jan 2024
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