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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or NOBL?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL 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 NOBL: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and NOBL 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 NOBL
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Nucor Corp. 1.77%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%

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 NOBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	ProShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+9.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−8.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.35%
Holdings	681	69

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.

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or NOBL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or NOBL?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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