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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 VONG: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IEMG and VONG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIEMGVONG
Nu Holdings Ltd.0.31%0.13%
XP Inc.0.04%0.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEMGOnly in VONG
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%Apple Inc 11.97%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%Microsoft Corp 8.98%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%Broadcom Inc 5.78%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%Alphabet Inc 3.91%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%Tesla Inc 3.48%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 May 31, 2026.

IEMG and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
VONG
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsRussell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.1 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.07%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.6%
Holdings2695387

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.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% 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 May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VONG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VONG returned +7.2%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VONG?
IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 96% of VONG 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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