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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or XLG?

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

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and XLG 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 XLG
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Apple Inc. 10.76%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Microsoft Corp. 8.18%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%

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.

EMB and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 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 top 50
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−5.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.20%
Holdings	681	51

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or XLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or XLG?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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