Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VWO?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and VWO returned +15.6%, so REMX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, REMX or VWO?

REMX charges 0.53% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do REMX and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 7% of REMX and 0% of VWO 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.

Are REMX and VWO the same kind of fund?

No. REMX is a thematic ETF and VWO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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REMX vs VWO: how they differ

Over the year REMX returned more, +21.9% against +15.6%, and VWO charges 0.06% against 0.53%.

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions REMX and VWO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	REMX	VWO
China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tec	7.06%	0.01%
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd	4.01%	0.00%
Hubei Zhenhua Chemical Co Ltd	2.90%	0.00%
Baoji Titanium Industry Co Ltd	1.08%	0.00%
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd	5.94%	0.00%
Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd	4.32%	0.00%
Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd	7.28%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in REMX	Only in VWO
Albemarle Corp 7.24%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
PLS Group Ltd 6.84%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.80%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
MP Materials Corp 6.20%	Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 4.92%	MediaTek Inc 1.07%
Almonty Industries Inc 4.80%	Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
Liontown Ltd 3.92%	HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
Iluka Resources Ltd 3.40%	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

REMX and VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF	VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Miners and metals	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	+21.9%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.4 pts	−1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.06%
Already in the S&P 500	7.2%	0.0%
Holdings	30	6355

REMX in plain words

By weight, 7% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. It sits 67.6% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and VWO returned +15.6%, so REMX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, REMX or VWO?: REMX charges 0.53% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do REMX and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 7% of REMX and 0% of VWO 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.
Are REMX and VWO the same kind of fund?: No. REMX is a thematic ETF and VWO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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