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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IDEV returned +18.7%, so IDEV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IDEV?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IDEV charges 0.04%, so IDEV 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 IDEV: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IDEV 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 IDEV
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	ASML Holding N.V. 1.95%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.09%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.02%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Novartis AG 0.97%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	SHELL PLC 0.90%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Nestle S.A. 0.90%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.87%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.78%

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.

EMB and IDEV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Core MSCI International Developed Markets
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+18.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.04%
Holdings	681	2268

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.

IDEV in plain words

IDEV is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2268 positions, with the top ten at 10.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IDEV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IDEV returned +18.7%, so IDEV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IDEV?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IDEV charges 0.04%, so IDEV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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