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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VNQ?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ 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 VNQ: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VNQ 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 VNQ
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Welltower Inc 7.86%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Prologis Inc 7.02%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Equinix Inc 5.66%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	American Tower Corp 4.55%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Simon Property Group Inc 3.54%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Realty Income Corp 3.12%

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.

EMB and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	US real estate
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.13%
Holdings	681	146

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.

VNQ in plain words

VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VNQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VNQ?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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