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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VUSB?

IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so IEMG 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and VUSB 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 VUSB
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
SK hynix Inc. 5.83%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
MediaTek Inc. 1.42%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%	US Bancorp 0.51%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Emerging Markets	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.1 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.10%
Holdings	2695	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VUSB?: IEMG charges 0.09% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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