Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VCIT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or VCIT?

EMXC charges 0.25% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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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EMXC vs VCIT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and VCIT 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 EMXC	Only in VCIT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 May 31, 2026.

EMXC and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	662	2302

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 662 positions, with the top ten at 44.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VCIT?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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