Which is cheaper, EJAN or IEMG?

EJAN charges 0.89% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are EJAN and IEMG the same kind of fund?

No. EJAN is a buffer ETF and IEMG is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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EJAN vs IEMG: how they differ

EJAN and IEMG are measured over different days, and IEMG charges 0.09% against 0.89%.

Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - Jan and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

EJAN and IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EJAN Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - Jan	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	Innovator	iShares
What it is	Defined outcome, 15% on EEM	Core MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year	not published	+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+13.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	2695

EJAN in plain words

EEM had already risen past this fund's cap of +14.4% for the period on Sep 12, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 9.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EEM can fall 19.4% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's EEM level. 111 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, EJAN or IEMG?: EJAN charges 0.89% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are EJAN and IEMG the same kind of fund?: No. EJAN is a buffer ETF and IEMG is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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