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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and VTIP +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, EMB or VTIP?

VTIP 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 VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EMB's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VTIP's 2.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; VTIP is 1.6 times larger.

EMB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMB	VTIP
Return
Measure	EMB	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EMB	VTIP
Below its high	3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMB	VTIP
What it tracks	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMB	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.9bn	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	EMB	VTIP
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMB VTIP

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 VTIP

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2030 5.39%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2029 5.33%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2030 5.30%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 5.14%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2026 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2027 4.74%

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Side by side

EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

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 Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year −0.4% +2.2%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.03%

Holdings 622 26

Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $13.2bn $20.9bn

EMB and VTIP 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.

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, EMB or VTIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EMB or VTIP?: VTIP 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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EMB on its own →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMB dividend history →EMB holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

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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