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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or EEM?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs EEM: how they differ

BNDX and EEM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and EEM 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 BNDX	Only in EEM
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	SK HYNIX 6.07%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	MEDIATEK 1.71%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

BNDX and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+32.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+14.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.72%
Holdings	6707	965

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 965 positions, with the top ten at 38.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or EEM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or EEM?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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