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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VTEB?

IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IEMG vs VTEB: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and VTEB 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 IEMG	Only in VTEB
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%	University of California 0.12%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%	State of California 0.11%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Emerging Markets	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.1 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	2695	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VTEB?: IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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