Which returned more over the last year, EEM or IUSB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EEM vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.5 points; IUSB is 1.7 times larger.

EEM vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	IUSB
Return
Measure	EEM	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	IUSB
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	IUSB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$29.1bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM IUSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88%

SK HYNIX 4.91%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%

MEDIATEK 1.54%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%

Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +16.3% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.06%

Holdings 1186 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $29.1bn $49.8bn

EEM and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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Where to next

EEM on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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