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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 RSP: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and RSP 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 RSP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%Intel Corp. 0.38%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%Sandisk Corp. 0.32%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%Western Digital Corp. 0.31%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%Ciena Corp. 0.30%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%

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 RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsS&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.1 pts−2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.20%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%99.1%
Holdings2695503

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.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or RSP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and RSP returned +14.8%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or RSP?
IEMG charges 0.09% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 99% of RSP 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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