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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMXC vs GOVT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and GOVT 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 EMXCOnly in GOVT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%United States of America 5.31%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%United States of America 2.96%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%United States of America 2.63%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%United States of America 2.09%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%United States of America 1.61%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%United States of America 1.57%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%United States of America 1.53%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%United States of America 1.51%

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.

EMXC and GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
GOVT
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI Emerging Markets ex ChinaU.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year+55.5%−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+38.0 pts−18.5 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.05%
Holdings662223

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 662 positions, with the top ten at 44.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury 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 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or GOVT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or GOVT?
EMXC charges 0.25% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMXC against GOVT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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