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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMXC vs VTIP: how they differ

EMXC and VTIP 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 Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and VTIP 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 EMXCOnly in VTIP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EMXC and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI Emerging Markets ex ChinaShort-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year+55.5%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+38.0 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.03%
Holdings66225

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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 VTIP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VTIP?
EMXC charges 0.25% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMXC against VTIP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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