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The 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-...

By 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...

ETFs 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...

The 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...