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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and USHY returned +3.3%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or USHY?

EMXC charges 0.25% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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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EMXC vs USHY: how they differ

EMXC and USHY 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 Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and USHY 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 EMXC	Only in USHY
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Holdings	662	1894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and USHY returned +3.3%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or USHY?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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