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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VEA?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA 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 VEA: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VEA 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 VEA
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	ASML Holding NV 2.37%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	SK hynix Inc 1.40%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Novartis AG 0.91%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Nestle SA 0.82%

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 VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+7.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.03%
Holdings	681	3870

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.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VEA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VEA?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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