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ETF comparison

EMB vs VGSH

International Bond vs US Treasury (Short).

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF · Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMB and VGSH would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EMB only 0.0% Shared 0.0% VGSH only 0.0%
In EMB only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In VGSH only
0 positions

Holdings data for EMB covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for VGSH covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

EMB

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

iShares · International Bond

68 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.39%
Net assets
$14.51B
TTM yield
5.06%
Top-10 conc.
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VGSH

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Treasury (Short)

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$33.48B
TTM yield
3.92%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

61
Cost
97
42
Tax efficiency
51
100
Liquidity
100
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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EMB sub-score VGSH

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

VGSH is 36 bps cheaper than EMB. On a $100,000 position that's about $360/yr more in fees for EMB.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in EMB

0 total

Every EMB position is also held by VGSH.

Only in VGSH

0 total

Every VGSH position is also held by EMB.

Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.