Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IEMG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or IEMG?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so GOVT 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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GOVT vs IEMG: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IEMG 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 GOVT	Only in IEMG
United States of America 5.31%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%
United States of America 2.96%	SK hynix Inc. 5.83%
United States of America 2.63%	Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%
United States of America 2.09%	Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%
United States of America 1.61%	MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
United States of America 1.57%	DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%
United States of America 1.53%	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
United States of America 1.51%	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.

GOVT and IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Core MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+13.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.09%
Holdings	223	2695

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.

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, GOVT or IEMG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IEMG?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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