Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VTEB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and VTEB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or VTEB?

VTEB is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EMXC vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to VTEB's −0.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.2 points; VTEB is 2.0 times larger.

EMXC vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	VTEB
Return
Measure	EMXC	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	VTEB
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	VTEB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$25.3bn	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	VTEB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and VTEB 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMXC VTEB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMXC

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.91%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.58%

SK HYNIX 6.12%

MEDIATEK 1.92%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.14%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.02%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.99%

HDFC BANK 0.89%

Only in VTEB

Vanguard Municipal Low Duration Fund 0.69%

State of California 0.15%

State of California 0.14%

New York State Dormitory Authority 0.13%

State of Illinois 0.12%

Ohio State University 0.12%

City of New York NY 0.10%

State of Wisconsin 0.10%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year +33.8% −0.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX not measured

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.03%

Holdings 696 11155

Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $26.9bn $49.6bn

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

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About each fund

EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% 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 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VTEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and VTEB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VTEB?: VTEB is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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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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