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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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IEMG vs IJH: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and IJH 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 IEMGOnly in IJH
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%TWILIO INC 0.86%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%MKS INC 0.83%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%ATI INC 0.74%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%ILLUMINA INC 0.73%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IEMG and IJH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IJH
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsS&P MidCap 400
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+13.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.1 pts−4.1 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.05%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings2695400

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.

IJH in plain words

IJH is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or IJH?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and IJH returned +13.4%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or IJH?
IEMG charges 0.09% a year and IJH charges 0.05%, so IJH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and IJH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 0% of IJH 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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