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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VOX?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX 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 VOX: how they differ

EMB and VOX hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VOX 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 VOX
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Alphabet Inc 16.14%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Alphabet Inc 10.61%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Netflix Inc 4.77%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	AT&T Inc 3.69%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

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.

EMB and VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.09%
Holdings	681	114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VOX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VOX?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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