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EPOL vs VNM

iShares MSCI Poland ETF

EPOLBNYSE Arca

VanEck Vietnam ETF

VNMDCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

EPOL −0.07pt a year

EPOL0.59%VNM0.66%

Avg volume · 30D

VNM 1.3×the volume

EPOL415KVNM541K

10Y return · a year

EPOL +9.1pt

EPOL+11.9%VNM+2.8%

EPOL vs VNM Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+123.6%EPOL−12.1%VNM

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. EPOL +123.6%. VNM −12.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%50%100%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EPOL 0.59%, better
VNM 0.66%
Fund size
EPOL $1.03B
VNM $469M
1Y total return
EPOL +34.1%, better
VNM −4.3%
Yield (12M)
EPOL 3.39%, better
VNM 0.23%
Holdings
EPOL 37
VNM 60
Avg volume (30D)
EPOL 415K sh
VNM 541K sh, better
NAV per share
EPOL $43.43
VNM $16.80
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EPOL: Cost 50, Risk 77, Mission 63, Tradability 89, Holdings 54, Durability 79. VNM: Cost 14, Risk 44, Mission 31, Tradability 44, Holdings 85, Durability 56.
Pillar letters and Scores for EPOL, VNM, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEPOLVNM
Cost30% weightC50HigherF14
Mission25% weightB63HigherD31
Risk15% weightA77HigherC44
Tradability15% weightA89HigherC44
Holdings10% weightC54A85Higher
Durability5% weightA79HigherB56

Rank among Emerging Markets Single Country funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EPOL and VNM are both graded against the same 21 Emerging Markets Single Country funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Single Country⁠

Category · 21 funds
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EPOL ranks 3rd and VNM 19th of 21 funds in the Emerging Markets Single Country Category.

  1. Rank 1AEWWiShares MSCI Mexico ETFScore 76
  2. Rank 2BFLMXFranklin FTSE Mexico ETFScore 69
  3. Rank 3BEPOLiShares MSCI Poland ETFScore 64
  4. Rank 4BEWMiShares MSCI Malaysia ETFScore 63
  5. Rank 18DEIDOiShares MSCI Indonesia ETFScore 38
  6. Rank 19DVNMVanEck Vietnam ETFScore 36
  7. Rank 20DQATiShares MSCI Qatar ETFScore 31

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EPOLBiShares MSCI Poland ETF

VNMDVanEck Vietnam ETF

In short

EPOL Poland in one ticket. Running since 2010, EPOL holds roughly 30 Polish stocks under MSCI's 25/50 capping rules, and it sits in the upper tier of single-country emerging-market funds.

VNM The US-listed pure play on Vietnam. Since 2009, VanEck has packed roughly 60 Vietnamese stocks into one ticker, with no broad emerging-market wrapper diluting the bet.

Stated mandate

EPOL The fund seeks to track an index composed of Polish equities.

VNM The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MarketVectorTM Vietnam Local Index.

Why people hold it

  • EPOL One trade, one market: the fund tracks an index of Polish equities, the MSCI Poland IMI 25/50 Index, instead of burying Poland inside a broad emerging-markets basket.ishares.com
  • The 25/50 capping in the index limits how much of the portfolio any single stock or cluster of large names can occupy, a real issue in a market this narrow.ishares.com
  • Open since 2010 with an iShares operating history behind it, and it ranks among the stronger single-country emerging-market funds in our coverage.
  • At 0.59% a year, the fee lands right at the median for single-country emerging-market ETFs. Standard toll for niche access, not a premium.
  • VNM Straight Vietnam, undiluted: the fund tracks the MarketVector Vietnam Local Index, an all-Vietnam equity benchmark, so the entire portfolio moves with that one market.
  • Live since 2009, a veteran by single-country emerging-market standards, and it trades actively enough that getting in and out is rarely the hard part.
  • Backed by VanEck with assets in the mid-size range, giving it the scale and shelf life that thinly held single-country products often lack.

Worth knowing

  • EPOL About 30 holdings in one country. Concentration is the design, so Polish banks, policy and politics drive the ride more than any stock-picking cushion.
  • Returns come home in dollars, so zloty moves against the dollar land in your result alongside what Polish shares actually do.ishares.com
  • Cheaper tickets exist in the cohort (FLMX runs 0.19%), but they buy different countries. Within Poland exposure, the fee is what it is.
  • VNM At 0.66% a year, it prices above the typical single-country emerging-market fund, and far above budget peers in the group like FLMX at 0.19%.
  • About 60 stocks, one country, one currency. Vietnamese policy news and the dong swing this fund far harder than they would a diversified emerging-market holding.
  • Its results have followed the index less closely than most funds in its peer group, so what lands in your account can drift from the benchmark's headline figures.

Full EPOL profile⁠

Full VNM profile⁠

EPOL vs VNM 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.

EPOL vs VNM Cost

Overpaying VNM vs EPOL

$1,261

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

  • EPOL 0.59%

    $11,635

  • VNM 0.66%

    $12,896

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EPOL 0.59%
  • VNM 0.66%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530VNM $12,896EPOL $11,635

Year by year

YearEPOLVNMOverpaying
10$1,058$1,180$122
20$4,051$4,504$453
30$11,635$12,896$1,261

Expense ratio

  • 0.59%EPOL, cheaper
  • 0.66%VNM
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Single Country funds
  • Median 0.59%

EPOL 7th cheapest of 21 funds

VNM 19th cheapest of 21 funds

EPOL vs VNM Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EPOL 3.39%, better
VNM 0.23%
Payout (12M)
EPOL $1.47
VNM $0.04
Last payment
EPOL $0.30
VNM $0.04
Ex-dividend
EPOL Jun 15, 2026
VNM Dec 22, 2025
Paid on
EPOL Jun 18, 2026
VNM Dec 26, 2025
Frequency
EPOL Twice a year
VNM Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EPOLTwice a year · 18 paymentsAll EPOL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 18 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.08; Dec 19, 2017 $0.43; Jun 19, 2018 $0.02; Dec 18, 2018 $0.31; Jun 17, 2019 $0.04; Dec 16, 2019 $0.49; Jun 15, 2020 $0.17; Dec 14, 2020 $0.10; Jun 10, 2021 $0.06; Dec 13, 2021 $0.22; Jun 9, 2022 $0.14; Dec 13, 2022 $0.27; Dec 20, 2023 $0.65; Jun 11, 2024 $0.43; Dec 17, 2024 $0.83; Jun 16, 2025 $0.51; Dec 16, 2025 $1.17; Jun 15, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
VNMIrregular · 12 paymentsAll VNM payments⁠
One bar per payment. 12 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2017 $0.15; Dec 27, 2017 $0.03; Dec 20, 2018 $0.12; Dec 23, 2019 $0.11; Dec 30, 2019 $0.02; Dec 21, 2020 $0.07; Dec 20, 2021 $0.10; Dec 19, 2022 $0.11; Dec 28, 2022 $0.0034; Dec 18, 2023 $0.66; Dec 27, 2023 $0.02; Dec 22, 2025 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

EPOL vs VNM Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • EPOL
  • VNM
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: EPOL −53.6% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−60%−40%−20%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EPOL 17.2%, betterVNM 22.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EPOL 1.64, betterVNM 0.53
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EPOL −53.6%VNM −49.9%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EPOL 0.70VNM 1.07

EPOL and VNM in the news

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