Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VCSH?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VCSH?

IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH 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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IEMG vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and VCSH 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 IEMG	Only in VCSH
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 13.46%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.62%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
SK HYNIX 5.38%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.35%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.61%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
MEDIATEK 1.52%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.86%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.74%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%

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.

IEMG and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Emerging Markets	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.1 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	1832	2999

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1832 positions, with the top ten at 34.0%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VCSH?: IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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