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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VO returned +12.0%, so VO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VO?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VO 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 VO
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Western Digital Corp 1.07%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Quanta Services Inc 1.05%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Cummins Inc 0.95%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Datadog Inc 0.84%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Bloom Energy 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 VO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Mid-Cap
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.03%
Holdings	681	282

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.

VO in plain words

VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% 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, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VO returned +12.0%, so VO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VO?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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