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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IEF returned −2.7%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IEF?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF 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 IEF: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IEF 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 IEF
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	United States of America 9.71%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	United States of America 8.94%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	United States of America 8.91%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	United States of America 8.89%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	United States of America 8.87%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	United States of America 8.79%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	United States of America 8.69%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	United States of America 8.46%

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 IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.15%
Holdings	681	15

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.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IEF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IEF returned −2.7%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IEF?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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