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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or IXUS?

IEMG charges 0.09% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IEMG and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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IEMG vs IXUS: how they differ

IEMG and IXUS hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned more over the year.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and IXUS hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IEMG and IXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IEMG	IXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa	12.52%	4.04%
SK hynix Inc.	5.83%	1.15%
Tencent Holdings Limited	2.38%	0.91%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited	1.83%	0.67%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.	1.03%	0.33%
MediaTek Inc.	1.42%	0.30%
HDFC BANK LIMITED	0.61%	0.22%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED	0.58%	0.22%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.	0.79%	0.21%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	0.74%	0.20%
ICICI BANK LIMITED	0.48%	0.17%
PDD Holdings Inc.	0.41%	0.17%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEMG	Only in IXUS
Daeduck Electronics Co Ltd 0.03%	ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. 0.03%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%
Innodisk Corporation 0.03%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%
Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing 0.03%	Novartis AG 0.66%
Syntec Technology Co Ltd 0.03%	Nestle S.A. 0.61%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S. 0.03%	SHELL PLC 0.61%
SIGURD MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 0.02%	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.59%
Chaozhou Three-circle Group Co Ltd 0.02%	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.53%

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.

IEMG and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core MSCI Emerging Markets	Core MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.1 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	2695	4185

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.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4185 positions, with the top ten at 12.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or IXUS?: IEMG charges 0.09% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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