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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DVY vs EMB: how they differ

DVY and EMB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DVY returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and EMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in EMB
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%
PFIZER INC 2.22%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85%Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%
ONEOK INC 1.84%EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%
HP INC 1.61%Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%
EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54%UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

DVY and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
EMB
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS dividendJ.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts−14.7 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.39%
Holdings100681

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or EMB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and EMB returned +2.8%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or EMB?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so DVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DVY against EMB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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