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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 VTI: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and VTI 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 VTI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%Apple Inc 5.88%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%Microsoft Corp 3.84%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%Alphabet Inc 2.90%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%Broadcom Inc 2.48%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%Alphabet Inc 2.29%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IEMG and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsUS total market
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%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%88.3%
Holdings26953531

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.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VTI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VTI returned +17.2%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VTI?
IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 88% of VTI 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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