Are TJUN and VWO in the same category?

TJUN is a buffer ETF and VWO is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, TJUN or VWO?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TJUN returned −0.1% and VWO +4.8%.

Which is cheaper, TJUN or VWO?

VWO is cheaper, by 0.89 percentage points a year. That is about $89 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

TJUN vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TJUN returned −0.1% to VWO's +4.8%, and VWO charges 0.06% to TJUN's 0.95%.

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Net assets: $11m on Oct 27, 2026 for FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June, and $125.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

−0.1%

TJUN total return, 1 year

+4.8%

VWO total return, 1 year

0.95%

TJUN expense ratio

0.06%

VWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VWO costs 0.89 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points.

TJUN vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	TJUN	VWO
Return
Measure	TJUN	VWO
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+4.8%
Drawdown
Measure	TJUN	VWO
Below its high		7.0%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	TJUN	VWO
What it tracks	EEM	FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index
The outcome period
Measure	TJUN	VWO
Room to the cap	46.6%
Buffer left, in index points	0.0% of 10.0%
Days left in the period	232
Period ends	Jun 17, 2027
Cost and size
Measure	TJUN	VWO
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.06%
Net assets, TJUN as of Oct 27, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026	$11m	$125.4bn
Holdings
Measure	TJUN	VWO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		29.8%

Method

Side by side

TJUN FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Vanguard

What it is Defined outcome, 10% on EEM Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year −0.1% +4.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.1% (EEM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −14.2 pts vs EEM not measured

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.06%

Holdings not read by ETFIQ 6515

Net assets, TJUN as of Oct 27, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $11m $125.4bn

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

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About each fund

TJUN

From its price on Oct 28, 2026, the fund can gain about 46.6% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 0.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's EEM level. 232 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Jun 17, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

VWO

VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,515 positions, with the top ten at 29.8%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are TJUN and VWO in the same category?: TJUN is a buffer ETF and VWO is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, TJUN or VWO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TJUN returned −0.1% and VWO +4.8%.
Which is cheaper, TJUN or VWO?: VWO is cheaper, by 0.89 percentage points a year. That is about $89 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

TJUN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

First Trust page for TJUN ↗

VWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VWO ↗

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