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BEMD vs VWOB

BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Debt ETF

BEMD—Cboe

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

VWOBANasdaq

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

VWOB −0.25pt a year

BEMD0.40%VWOB0.15%

Avg volume · 30D

VWOB 33.4×the volume

BEMD17.2KVWOB573K

BEMD vs VWOB Performance

Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

+1.1%BEMD+1.9%VWOB

Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. BEMD +1.1%. VWOB +1.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−0.5%0%0.5%1.5%Sep 30Oct 15Oct 30
Expense ratio
BEMD 0.40%
VWOB 0.15%, better
Fund size
BEMD $23M
VWOB $6.6B
1Y total return
BEMD No data
VWOB −0.3%
Yield (12M)
BEMD No data
VWOB 6.07%
Holdings
BEMD 96
VWOB 941
Avg volume (30D)
BEMD 17.2K sh
VWOB 573K sh, better
NAV per share
BEMD $24.01
VWOB $63.97
52W range

ETF.net Grade

  • —BEMDNot yet graded
VWOB: Cost 97, Risk 46, Mission 100, Tradability 81, Holdings 82, Durability 95.
Pillar letters and Scores for BEMD, VWOB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBEMDVWOB
Cost30% weightNot scoredA97
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightNot scoredC46
Tradability15% weightNot scoredA81
Holdings10% weightNot scoredA82
Durability5% weightNot scoredA95

Rank among Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) funds

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Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)⁠

Category · 17 funds
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VWOB ranks 1st of 17 funds in the Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) Category.

  1. Rank 1AVWOBVanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETFScore 85
  2. Rank 2AXEMDBondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETFScore 83
  3. BEMDNot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BEMD—BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Debt ETF

VWOBAVanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

In short

BEMD No data

VWOB Emerging-market government debt, Vanguard-style: about 200 dollar bonds from sovereigns and state-backed borrowers, indexed and capped so no one issuer dominates, for 0.15% a year. Income lands monthly.

Stated mandate

BEMD No data

VWOB The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by governments and government-related issuers in emerging-market countries.

Why people hold it

BEMD No data

  • VWOB 0.15% a year, versus 0.39% on the category's flagship, EMB. In emerging-market debt, where fees run rich, that gap is the whole pitch.ishares.com
  • Dollar-denominated only. Local-law bonds are excluded, so a slide in the peso or the lira doesn't hit these prices directly. Credit risk, not currency risk.bbhub.io
  • About 200 bonds spread across sovereign and government-related issuers, with index caps that keep any one borrower from swallowing the fund.bbhub.io
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, with monthly distributions.

Worth knowing

BEMD No data

  • VWOB Cheap for emerging-market debt, rich next to the plain Treasury funds it sits beside: VGIT and VCSH charge 0.03%.
  • The risk is sovereign credit. Downgrades, defaults and restructurings are live possibilities here in a way they aren't with US Treasuries.vanguard.com
  • Vanguard samples the index rather than buying every bond, so day-to-day results can drift from the benchmark more than in a Treasury fund.vanguard.com

Full BEMD profile⁠

Full VWOB profile⁠

BEMD vs VWOB Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BEMD vs VWOB Cost

Overpaying BEMD vs VWOB

$4,953

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BEMD 0.40%

    $8,090

  • VWOB 0.15%

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BEMD 0.40%
  • VWOB 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530BEMD $8,090VWOB $3,137

Year by year

YearBEMDVWOBOverpaying
10$723$274$449
20$2,793$1,071$1,722
30$8,090$3,137$4,953

Expense ratio

  • 0.40%BEMD
  • 0.15%VWOB, cheaper
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) funds
  • Median 0.40%

VWOB cheapest of 17 funds

BEMD 9th cheapest of 17 funds

BEMD vs VWOB Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
BEMD No data
VWOB 6.07%
Payout (12M)
BEMD No data
VWOB $3.88
Last payment
BEMD $0.19
VWOB $0.33
Ex-dividend
BEMD Oct 1, 2026
VWOB Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
BEMD Oct 6, 2026
VWOB Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
BEMD Irregular
VWOB Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

BEMDIrregular · 1 paymentAll BEMD payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Oct 1, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
VWOBMonthly · 45 paymentsAll VWOB payments⁠
One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.28; Mar 1, 2023 $0.28; Apr 3, 2023 $0.29; May 1, 2023 $0.29; Jun 1, 2023 $0.29; Jul 3, 2023 $0.29; Aug 1, 2023 $0.30; Sep 1, 2023 $0.30; Oct 2, 2023 $0.30; Nov 1, 2023 $0.30; Dec 1, 2023 $0.28; Dec 22, 2023 $0.30; Feb 1, 2024 $0.28; Mar 1, 2024 $0.32; Apr 1, 2024 $0.32; May 1, 2024 $0.31; Jun 3, 2024 $0.32; Jul 1, 2024 $0.32; Aug 1, 2024 $0.34; Sep 3, 2024 $0.32; Oct 1, 2024 $0.32; Nov 1, 2024 $0.35; Dec 2, 2024 $0.33; Dec 24, 2024 $0.33; Feb 3, 2025 $0.38; Mar 3, 2025 $0.35; Apr 1, 2025 $0.34; May 1, 2025 $0.32; Jun 2, 2025 $0.32; Jul 1, 2025 $0.32; Aug 1, 2025 $0.39; Sep 2, 2025 $0.31; Oct 1, 2025 $0.31; Nov 3, 2025 $0.32; Dec 1, 2025 $0.32; Dec 18, 2025 $0.32; Feb 2, 2026 $0.34; Mar 2, 2026 $0.32; Apr 1, 2026 $0.33; May 1, 2026 $0.32; Jun 1, 2026 $0.32; Jul 1, 2026 $0.31; Aug 3, 2026 $0.35; Sep 1, 2026 $0.32; Oct 1, 2026 $0.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

BEMD vs VWOB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BEMD No dataVWOB 7.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BEMD No dataVWOB 0.70
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BEMD No dataVWOB −26.2%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BEMD 0.00VWOB 1.11

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