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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or VTEB?

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

EMXC and VTEB 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 Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and VTEB 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 VTEB
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%	University of California 0.12%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%	State of California 0.11%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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.

EMXC and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	662	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VTEB?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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