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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EEM or VXUS?

EEM charges 0.72% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% 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 VXUS: how they differ

EEM and VXUS hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and VXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EEM and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EEM	VXUS
America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V.	0.18%	0.05%
Global Unichip Corp	0.10%	0.03%
Piraeus Bank SA	0.10%	0.02%
Alteogen Inc	0.08%	0.02%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd	0.07%	0.02%
SASOL LIMITED	0.06%	0.02%
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd	0.09%	0.02%
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC	0.07%	0.02%
Banco de Chile	0.07%	0.02%
eMemory Technology Inc	0.05%	0.02%
Vibra Energia S.A.	0.05%	0.02%
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Gr	0.04%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EEM	Only in VXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 14.28%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
SK hynix Inc. 6.65%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.71%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 2.08%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
MediaTek Inc. 1.62%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.17%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.90%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.85%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Emerging markets	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+32.3%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.8 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	1245	8775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or VXUS?: EEM charges 0.72% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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