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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IWB +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or IWB?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EEM and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EEM vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to IWB's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $29.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

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At a glance

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; IWB is 1.7 times larger.

EEM vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	IWB
Return
Measure	EEM	IWB
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	IWB
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	IWB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	Russell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	IWB
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$28.7bn	$48.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	IWB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.2%	35.3%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM IWB

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.38% 0.06%

NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.39% 0.06%

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.07% 0.04%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.16% 0.03%

BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 0.08%

JBS N V NV CLASS A 0.03% 0.01%

MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINER 0.04% 0.01%

MTN GROUP 0.18% 0.01%

XP CLASS A INC 0.06% 0.01%

AURA MINERALS INC 0.02% 0.00%

PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION SA 0.06% 0.00%

SANLAM LIMITED LTD 0.08% 0.00%

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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 IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%

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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.2% (VONE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VONE

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%

Holdings 1186 1025

Net assets, EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 $29.1bn $49.1bn

EEM and IWB 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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or IWB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or IWB?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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