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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or EEM?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so EDV 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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EDV vs EEM: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV 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 EDV	Only in EEM
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	SK HYNIX 6.07%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	MEDIATEK 1.71%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EDV and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+32.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	+14.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.72%
Holdings	82	965

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, EDV or EEM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or EEM?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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