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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or VGSH?

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

EMXC and VGSH 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 Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and VGSH 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 VGSH
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	662	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VGSH?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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