Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VCIT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EMB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EMB's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to EMB's 0.39%.

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Net assets: $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; VCIT is 5.2 times larger.

EMB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMB	VCIT
Return
Measure	EMB	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EMB	VCIT
Below its high	3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMB	VCIT
What it tracks	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMB	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.9bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EMB	VCIT
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VCIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMB VCIT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMB

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2035 1.21%

Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2035 0.78%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2030 0.65%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%

Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2035 0.55%

Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.50%

Only in VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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Side by side

EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −0.4% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.03%

Holdings 622 2340

Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $13.2bn $66.6bn

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

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About each fund

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

EMB on its own →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMB dividend history →EMB holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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