EMDM vs VXUS

AEMDM

BVXUS

Measures won2–3VXUS wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,893VEA · VXUS $15,003

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.04%EMDM · $304 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

+29.9%3 years · per year$21,900 · $17,726+21.0%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $15,003+8.5%

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

3.04%12-mo yield$304 · $237 on $10k2.37%

−16.1%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.3%

29.3%VolatilityLower wins17.3%

2–3VXUS wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsEMDM · VXUS

9.4%2330.TW4.2%

6.6%005930.KS2.0%

4.0%000660.KS1.7%

0.9%2454.TW0.5%

Held in common12.9%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.41%	+2.1%	+14.4%	+18.9%	+22.5%	+9.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	BVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.37%	+2.0%	+12.0%	+15.0%	+21.0%	+8.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.04%	+1.5%	+23.1%	+29.3%	+29.9%	new	−16.1%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.41%	+2.1%	+14.4%	+18.9%	+22.5%	+9.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	BVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.37%	+2.0%	+12.0%	+15.0%	+21.0%	+8.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.04%	+1.5%	+23.1%	+29.3%	+29.9%	new	−16.1%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 4, 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

$15,003

MeasureEMDMVXUS

Fee0.75%0.05%

Cost on $10k a year$75$5

Yield3.04%2.37%

5 years, per year[…]+8.5%

3 years, per year+29.9%+21.0%

Worst drop · 1Y−16.1%−11.3%

Volatility · 1Y29.3%17.3%

3–2measures won
VXUS first

12.9%

holdings shared

Nov 4, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+12.0%

IXUSiShares

+12.4%

+12.0%Year to date+12.4%

2.4%Yield3.0%

$163BAssets$58.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+14.4%

IEFAiShares

+11.9%

+14.4%Year to date+11.9%

2.4%Yield3.3%

$232BAssets$193B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+35.3%

VIGVanguard

+16.4%

+35.3%Year to date+16.4%

2.9%Yield1.4%

$123BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Overlap: EMDM, VXUS, VEA

Today

65.4%most shared, VXUS and VEA

EMDMVXUSVEA

EMDM—12.9%6.7%

VXUS12.9%—65.4%

VEA6.7%65.4%—

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$238most kept, VEA

VEA$241 − $3 = $238

VXUS$237 − $5 = $232

EMDM$304 − $75 = $229

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee