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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and RSP returned +14.8%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or RSP?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so RSP 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 RSP: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and RSP 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 RSP
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Intel Corp. 0.38%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Sandisk Corp. 0.32%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Western Digital Corp. 0.31%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Ciena Corp. 0.30%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%

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 RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	S&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−2.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.20%
Holdings	681	503

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.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or RSP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and RSP returned +14.8%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or RSP?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so RSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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