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EEM vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to VGK's +10.4%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $29.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $29.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF.

EEM on its own →VGK on its own →
At a glance
+16.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+10.4%
VGK total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.06%
VGK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGK costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; EEM is 1.1 times larger.

EEM vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEEMVGK
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+10.4%
Drawdown
Below its high10.8%, high on Jun 22, 20266.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexFTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$31.1bn$29.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.2%19.0%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and VGK hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM VGK
POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK 0.23% 0.18%
ORLEN 0.20% 0.14%
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE 0.13% 0.11%
ALLEGRO SA 0.12% 0.09%
EUROBANK SA 0.11% 0.09%
PIRAEUS BANK 0.10% 0.08%
BANK PEKAO SA 0.10% 0.08%
DISCOVERY 0.08% 0.10%
KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 0.09% 0.07%
PZU SA 0.09% 0.07%
ERSTE BANK POLSKA SA 0.07% 0.06%
ALPHA BANK SA 0.07% 0.06%
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in VGK
ASML Holding NV 4.47%
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.19%
Roche Holding AG 1.89%
Novartis AG 1.72%
Shell PLC 1.64%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.56%
Nestle SA 1.51%
SAP SE 1.32%
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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index of European Stock
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +10.4%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1186 1245
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGK as of Sep 30, 2026 $29.1bn $29.6bn

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

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About each fund
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.

VGK

VGK tracks an index of European Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,245 positions, with the top ten at 19.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or VGK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and VGK +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or VGK?
VGK is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and VGK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of VGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EEM on its own →VGK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →VGK dividend history →VGK holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EEM ↗
VGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGK ↗

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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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