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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 IYW: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and IYW 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 IYW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%NVIDIA CORPORATION 16.25%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%APPLE INC. 13.65%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%ALPHABET INC. 7.84%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%ALPHABET INC. 6.34%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.99%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%BROADCOM INC. 3.78%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.50%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.98%

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 IYW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IYW
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsU.S. Technology
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+34.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.1 pts+17.4 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.37%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.5%
Holdings2695139

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.

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or IYW?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or IYW?
IEMG charges 0.09% a year and IYW charges 0.37%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and IYW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 96% of IYW 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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