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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and VT returned +18.9%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EEM or VT?

EEM charges 0.72% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EEM and VT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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EEM vs VT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions EEM and VT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EEM	VT
Nu Holdings Ltd.	0.35%	0.04%
CREDICORP LTD.	0.18%	0.02%
America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V.	0.18%	0.02%
YUM CHINA HOLDINGS, INC.	0.12%	0.02%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION	0.14%	0.01%
Global Unichip Corp	0.10%	0.01%
Piraeus Bank SA	0.10%	0.01%
Alteogen Inc	0.08%	0.01%
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd	0.09%	0.01%
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC	0.07%	0.01%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd	0.07%	0.01%
SASOL LIMITED	0.06%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EEM	Only in VT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 14.28%	NVIDIA Corp 4.22%
SK hynix Inc. 6.65%	Apple Inc 3.53%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.71%	Microsoft Corp 2.73%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 2.08%	Amazon.com Inc 2.29%
MediaTek Inc. 1.62%	Alphabet Inc 2.04%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.17%	Broadcom Inc 1.74%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.90%	Alphabet Inc 1.61%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.85%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52%

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.

EEM and VT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Emerging markets	Total World Stock
Total return, 1 year	+32.3%	+18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.8 pts	+1.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.06%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	55.2%
Holdings	1245	10042

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.

VT in plain words

VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or VT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and VT returned +18.9%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or VT?: EEM charges 0.72% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and VT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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