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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VBK?

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

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VBK 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 EMB	Only in VBK
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Natera Inc 1.04%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Twilio Inc 0.88%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

EMB and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Small-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.05%
Holdings	681	545

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.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VBK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VBK?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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