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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and TIP returned −1.0%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or TIP?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP 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 TIP: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and TIP 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 TIP
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	United States of America 4.10%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	United States of America 4.04%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	United States of America 3.63%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	United States of America 3.44%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	United States of America 3.41%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	United States of America 3.39%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	United States of America 3.37%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	United States of America 3.36%

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 TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.18%
Holdings	681	48

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or TIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and TIP returned −1.0%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or TIP?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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