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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IEMG?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG 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 IEMG: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IEMG 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 IEMG
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	SK hynix Inc. 5.83%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%

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 IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging 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 Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+13.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.09%
Holdings	681	2695

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.

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 returned more over the last year, EMB or IEMG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IEMG?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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