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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IYE returned +48.8%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IYE?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IYE charges 0.37%, so IYE 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 IYE: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares U.S. Energy ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IYE 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 IYE
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 21.74%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	CHEVRON CORPORATION 15.41%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.51%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 4.38%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	SLB N.V. 3.95%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	EOG RESOURCES, INC. 3.56%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 3.54%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 3.44%

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 IYE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	U.S. Energy
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+48.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+31.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.37%
Holdings	681	38

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.

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 38 positions, with the top ten at 69.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IYE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IYE returned +48.8%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IYE?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IYE charges 0.37%, so IYE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against IYE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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