ETF comparison

PCYvsVWOB

Both International Bond.

Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF · Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
8.9%

84 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PCY and VWOB would leave roughly8.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

PCY only 89.7%Shared 8.9%VWOB only 89.0%
In PCY only
17 positions
Shared
84 positions
In VWOB only
830 positions

Side by side

PCY

Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF

Invesco · International Bond

58composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.31B
TTM yield
6.05%
Top-10 conc.
19.1%
VWOB

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Bond

82composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$6.86B
TTM yield
5.97%
Top-10 conc.
6.0%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
85
48
Tax efficiency
49
62
Liquidity
93
87
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
PCYsub-scoreVWOB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VWOB is 35 bps cheaper than PCY. On a $100,000 position that's about $350/yr more in fees for PCY.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with PCY vs VWOB.

Top shared holdings

84 shared in total
#HoldingIn PCYIn VWOBOverlap
1Qatar Government International Bond0.92%0.41%0.41%
2Qatar Government International Bond0.93%0.39%0.39%
3Saudi Government International Bond0.94%0.33%0.33%
4Brazilian Government International Bond0.98%0.26%0.26%
5Oman Government International Bond0.97%0.22%0.22%
6Republic of Poland Government International Bond1.46%0.21%0.21%
7Mexico Government International Bond0.94%0.20%0.20%
8Panama Government International Bond0.99%0.20%0.20%
9Turkiye Government International Bond0.93%0.20%0.20%
10Turkiye Government International Bond0.91%0.20%0.20%
11Brazilian Government International Bond0.98%0.19%0.19%
12Republic of South Africa Government International Bond0.92%0.18%0.18%

Only in PCY

17 total
  • Mongolia Government International Bond1.47%
  • Mongolia Government International Bond1.42%
  • Guatemala Government Bond0.99%
  • Trinidad & Tobago Government International Bond0.99%
  • Guatemala Government Bond0.98%
  • Colombia Government International Bond0.98%
  • Trinidad & Tobago Government International Bond0.98%
  • El Salvador Government International Bond0.97%
  • El Salvador Government International Bond0.97%
  • Guatemala Government Bond0.97%

Only in VWOB

830 total
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond1.14%
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond0.75%
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond0.66%
  • Petroleos Mexicanos0.56%
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond0.54%
  • Petroleos Mexicanos0.52%
  • Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl0.49%
  • Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl0.42%
  • Ecuador Government International Bond0.41%
  • Saudi Government International Bond0.40%

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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.