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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and REMX returned +21.9%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or REMX?

IEMG charges 0.09% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 7% of REMX 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.

Are IEMG and REMX the same kind of fund?

No. IEMG is an index ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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IEMG vs REMX: how they differ

Over the year IEMG returned more, +30.6% against +21.9%, and IEMG charges 0.09% against 0.53%.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IEMG and REMX both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IEMG	REMX
Sigma Lithium Corp	0.01%	1.34%
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd	0.01%	5.94%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEMG	Only in REMX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%	Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 7.28%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%	Albemarle Corp 7.24%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%	China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tec 7.06%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%	PLS Group Ltd 6.84%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%	Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.80%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%	MP Materials Corp 6.20%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%	Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 4.92%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%	Almonty Industries Inc 4.80%

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 REMX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Thematic ETF
Issuer	iShares	VanEck
What it is	Core MSCI Emerging Markets	Miners and metals
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+21.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.1 pts	+4.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.53%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	7.2%
Holdings	2695	30

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.

REMX in plain words

By weight, 7% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. It sits 67.6% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or REMX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and REMX returned +21.9%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or REMX?: IEMG charges 0.09% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and REMX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 7% of REMX 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.
Are IEMG and REMX the same kind of fund?: No. IEMG is an index ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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