Emerging markets
The developed world isn't the whole world. Emerging markets are a distinct risk-and-return idea — and two broad EM funds on different indexes give a second overlap-and-fee lesson.
- VGEGlobal shares
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF
A very broad basket of thousands of companies from developing economies — places like China, Taiwan, India and Brazil — held together in one parcel.
0.48% a year · about $48 per $10,000
- IEMGlobal shares
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
A broad basket of large companies from developing economies — places like China, Taiwan, India, South Korea and Brazil — held together in one parcel.
0.69% a year · about $69 per $10,000