Which returned more over the last year, BND or EEM?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and EEM +16.3%.

Which is cheaper, BND or EEM?

BND is cheaper, by 0.69 percentage points a year. That is about $69 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BND vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BND returned −1.3% to EEM's +16.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $29.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

−1.3%

BND total return, 1 year

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

0.03%

BND expense ratio

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BND costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.6 points; BND is 5.2 times larger.

BND vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BND	EEM
Return
Measure	BND	EEM
Total return, 1 year	−1.3%	+16.3%
Drawdown
Measure	BND	EEM
Below its high	3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BND	EEM
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index	MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Cost and size
Measure	BND	EEM
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.72%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$161.4bn	$31.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BND	EEM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		37.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BND and EEM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BND EEM

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Only in BND

MKTLIQ 0.92%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.41%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.40%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.39%

Only in EEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88%

SK HYNIX 4.91%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%

MEDIATEK 1.54%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%

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Side by side

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year −1.3% +16.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.72%

Holdings 16301 1186

Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 $161.4bn $29.1bn

BND and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or EEM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and EEM +16.3%.
Which is cheaper, BND or EEM?: BND is cheaper, by 0.69 percentage points a year. That is about $69 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BND ↗

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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