EMDM vs VXUS

AEMDM

BVXUS

Measures won2–3VXUS wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,197VEA · EFA $14,818

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.30%EFA · $330 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.3%VXUS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common12.9%EMDM and VXUS

EMDM

VXUS

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF · $40MVanguard Total International Stock ETF · $163B

+28.4%3 years · per year$21,177 · $16,925+19.2%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $14,489+7.7%

0.75%Expense ratio$75 · $5 on $10k · lower wins0.05%

3.10%12-mo yield$311 · $245 on $10k2.45%

−17.5%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.3%

29.4%VolatilityLower wins17.6%

2–3VXUS wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsEMDM · VXUS

8.7%2330.TW4.2%

5.5%005930.KS2.0%

3.2%000660.KS1.7%

0.8%2454.TW0.5%

Held in common12.9%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.32%	3.30%	−0.8%	+7.8%	+11.9%	+18.3%	+8.2%	−11.4%	$75.5B
3	BVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.45%	+0.1%	+8.1%	+11.6%	+19.2%	+7.7%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.10%	+1.7%	+20.4%	+27.6%	+28.4%	new	−17.5%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.32%	3.30%	−0.8%	+7.8%	+11.9%	+18.3%	+8.2%	−11.4%	$75.5B
3	BVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.45%	+0.1%	+8.1%	+11.6%	+19.2%	+7.7%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.10%	+1.7%	+20.4%	+27.6%	+28.4%	new	−17.5%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

EMDM vs VXUS

EMDM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies

[…]

VXUS

Vanguard Total International Stock

$14,489

MeasureEMDMVXUS

Fee0.75%0.05%

Cost on $10k a year$75$5

Yield3.10%2.45%

5 years, per year[…]+7.7%

3 years, per year+28.4%+19.2%

Worst drop · 1Y−17.5%−11.3%

Volatility · 1Y29.4%17.6%

3–2measures won
VXUS first

12.9%

holdings shared

Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+8.1%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+8.1%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$56.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+9.7%

IEFAiShares

+7.7%

+9.7%Year to date+7.7%

2.5%Yield3.5%

$232BAssets$187B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+31.4%

VIGVanguard

+12.1%

+31.4%Year to date+12.1%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: EMDM, VXUS, EFA, VEA

Today

65.3%most shared, VXUS and VEA

EMDMVXUSEFAVEA

EMDM—12.9%0.0%6.7%

VXUS12.9%—45.8%65.3%

EFA0.0%45.8%—63.2%

VEA6.7%65.3%63.2%—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$298most kept, EFA

EFA$330 − $32 = $298

VEA$251 − $3 = $248

VXUS$245 − $5 = $240

EMDM$311 − $75 = $236

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee