Which returned more over the last year, EMB or EZU?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and EZU returned +18.0%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or EZU?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and EZU charges 0.50%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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EMB vs EZU: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and EZU 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 EMB	Only in EZU
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	ASML Holding N.V. 8.10%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3.08%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	SAP SE 2.44%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Banco Santander, S.A. 2.37%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	TOTALENERGIES SE 2.25%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.22%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Allianz SE 2.18%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Siemens Energy AG 1.89%

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 and May 31, 2026.

EMB and EZU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	MSCI Eurozone
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.50%
Holdings	681	226

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.

EZU in plain words

EZU is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Eurozone. 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 0.50% 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 226 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or EZU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and EZU returned +18.0%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or EZU?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and EZU charges 0.50%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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