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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VPL?

IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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

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IEMG vs VPL: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IEMG and VPL both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IEMG	VPL
Alteogen Inc	0.07%	0.09%
Zijin Gold International Co Ltd	0.03%	0.04%
LigaChem Biosciences Inc	0.02%	0.03%
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co Ltd	0.01%	0.03%
HPSP Co Ltd	0.01%	0.02%
Doosan Robotics Inc	0.01%	0.01%
GS Engineering & Construction Corp	0.01%	0.01%
Koh Young Technology Inc	0.01%	0.01%
Caregen Co Ltd	0.01%	0.01%
Duality Biotherapeutics Inc	0.01%	0.01%
Hanon Systems	0.01%	0.01%
Cheil Worldwide Inc	0.01%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEMG	Only in VPL
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%	SK hynix Inc 4.12%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%	BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%	Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%	Advantest Corp 1.16%

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 VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Emerging Markets	Pacific Stock
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.1 pts	+19.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.1%
Holdings	2695	2335

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.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VPL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VPL?: IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 0% of VPL 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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