Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or SPLG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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EMXC vs SPLG: how they differ

EMXC and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year EMXC returned more, +55.5% against +17.6%.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

EMXC and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	SPLG S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	S&P
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	not published
Holdings	662	not filed

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.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or SPLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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