Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or EMB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and EMB returned +2.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or EMB?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs EMB: how they differ

BNDX and EMB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EMB returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and EMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BNDX and EMB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BNDX	EMB
Kazakhstan Government International Bond	0.00%	0.12%
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego	0.00%	0.12%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in EMB
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

BNDX and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−14.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.39%
Holdings	6707	681

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or EMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and EMB returned +2.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or EMB?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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