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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 SCHB: how they differ

IEMG and SCHB are both equity index funds, and over the year IEMG returned more, +30.6% against +17.2%.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

IEMG and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsUS broad market, book from ITOT
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.1 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.09%not published
Holdings2695not filed

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.

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or SCHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IEMG against SCHB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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