Which returned more over the last year, EEM or VCLT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EEM or VCLT?

EEM charges 0.72% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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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EEM vs VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and VCLT 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 EEM	Only in VCLT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 14.28%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
SK hynix Inc. 6.65%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.71%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 2.08%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
MediaTek Inc. 1.62%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.17%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.90%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.85%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 May 31, 2026.

EEM and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Emerging markets	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+32.3%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.8 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.03%
Holdings	1245	2775

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% 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 1245 positions, with the top ten at 38.9%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or VCLT?: EEM charges 0.72% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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