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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or VYMI?

EMXC charges 0.25% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EMXC and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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EMXC vs VYMI: how they differ

EMXC and VYMI 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 International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EMXC and VYMI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EMXC	VYMI
America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V.	0.23%	0.12%
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC	0.08%	0.05%
Banco de Chile	0.09%	0.05%
Vibra Energia S.A.	0.06%	0.04%
Commercial International Bank - Egypt (C	0.06%	0.04%
International Games System Co Ltd	0.05%	0.03%
Vanguard International Semiconductor Cor	0.06%	0.03%
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co	0.04%	0.02%
Emaar Development PJSC	0.04%	0.02%
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura	0.03%	0.02%
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co Ltd	0.01%	0.02%
Nebras Energy	0.02%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMXC	Only in VYMI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%	Novartis AG 1.56%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%	Nestle SA 1.44%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%	Shell PLC 1.43%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%	Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%

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 VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	+10.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.1%
Holdings	662	1582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VYMI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VYMI?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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