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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or SCHG?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG 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 SCHG: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and SCHG 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 SCHG
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	NVIDIA Corp 11.02%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Apple Inc 9.84%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Microsoft Corp 7.18%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Amazon.com Inc 5.68%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Alphabet Inc 4.76%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Broadcom Inc 4.55%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Tesla Inc 3.92%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Alphabet Inc 3.78%

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 SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	U.S. Large-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+12.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.04%
Holdings	681	193

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.

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or SCHG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or SCHG?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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