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EEM vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to VTIP's +2.2%; 0% 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

EEM on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+16.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.1 points; EEM is 1.5 times larger.

EEM vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEEMVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$31.1bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.2%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and VTIP 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM VTIP
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 VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +2.2%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.03%
Holdings 1186 26
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $29.1bn $20.9bn

EEM and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or VTIP?
VTIP 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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EEM on its own →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EEM ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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