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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and EMB returned +2.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or EMB?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so EDV 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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EDV vs EMB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and EMB 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 EDV	Only in EMB
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	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 and May 31, 2026.

EDV and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury 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	Extended Duration Treasury	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−14.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.39%
Holdings	82	681

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, EDV or EMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and EMB returned +2.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or EMB?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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