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

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BSV vs EMXC: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSVOnly in EMXC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%SK hynix Inc. 8.37%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%MediaTek Inc. 2.04%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BSV and EMXC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isShort-Term BondMSCI Emerging Markets ex China
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+55.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts+38.0 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.25%
Holdings3185662

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 662 positions, with the top ten at 44.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EMXC?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EMXC returned +55.5%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EMXC?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and EMXC charges 0.25%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against EMXC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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