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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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FBCG vs IEMG: how they differ

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

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and IEMG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FBCG and IEMG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFBCGIEMG
LEGEND BIOTECH CORP0.02%0.01%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCGOnly in IEMG
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%
APPLE INC 9.64%SK hynix Inc. 5.83%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%
BROADCOM INC 3.74%HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
ELI LILLY and CO 2.25%Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%

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.

FBCG and IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityiShares
What it isBlue Chip GrowthCore MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.2 pts+13.1 pts
Expense ratio0.57%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50086.8%0.0%
Holdings2142695

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or IEMG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or IEMG?
FBCG charges 0.57% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FBCG and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG and 0% of IEMG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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