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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VGIT?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT 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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EMB vs VGIT: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VGIT 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 EMB	Only in VGIT
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

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.

EMB and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.03%
Holdings	612	103

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VGIT?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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