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EMXC vs VEXC: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMXC and VEXC hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned +47.3% over the year. Net assets: $25.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $276m on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF.

VEXC costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.4 points; EMXC is far larger, $25.3bn against $276m.

EMXC vs VEXC: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMXCVEXC
Expense ratio0.25%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$25.3bn$276m
Total return, 1 year+47.3%+27.9%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets ex China Indexnot published
Holdings in common62%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund43.8%33.6%
Below its high7.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+47.3%
EMXC total return, 1 year
+27.9%
VEXC total return, 1 year
0.25%
EMXC expense ratio
0.07%
VEXC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and VEXC hold 62% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

62% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EMXC VEXC
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.81% 23.15%
MEDIATEK 2.13% 2.30%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.21% 1.42%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.96% 1.22%
HDFC BANK 0.83% 1.07%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.77%
ICICI BANK 0.73% 1.02%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.70% 1.14%
ELITE MATERIAL 0.54% 0.64%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 0.53% 0.73%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 0.54% 0.53%
AL RAJHI BANK 0.49% 0.66%
Only in EMXC
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 9.19%
SK HYNIX 6.96%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.17%
SK SQUARE 0.73%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.65%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.59%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.55%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.53%
Only in VEXC
Vale SA 0.67%
United Microelectronics Corp 0.60%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING S-PREF 0.53%
PETROBRAS - PETROLEO BRAS-PR 0.50%
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 0.49%
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 0.41%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0.41%
DELTA ELECTRONICS THAI-FORGN 0.27%

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On the same fields

EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
VEXC
Vanguard Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Equity fund
Total return, 1 year +47.3% +27.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +50.0% (KEMX) not published
Gap to its benchmark −2.7 pts vs KEMX not available
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 613 1004
Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 9, 2026 and VEXC as of Sep 30, 2026 $25.8bn $276m

EMXC and VEXC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +47.3% with distributions reinvested, against +50.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 613 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About VEXC

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,004 positions, with the top ten at 33.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VEXC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +47.3% and VEXC +27.9%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VEXC?
VEXC is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and VEXC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of VEXC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMXC ↗VEXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VEXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VEXC ↗

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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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