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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IWF +0.9%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or IWF?

IWF is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EEM vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to IWF's +0.9%; 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 $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWF costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.4 points; IWF is 4.3 times larger.

EEM vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	IWF
Return
Measure	EEM	IWF
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+0.9%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	IWF
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	IWF
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	IWF
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$29.1bn	$124.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	IWF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.2%	57.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and IWF 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 IWF

NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.39% 0.13%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.38% 0.12%

MTN GROUP 0.18% 0.01%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.16% 0.01%

AURA MINERALS INC 0.02% 0.01%

X5 RETAIL GROUP GDR NV 0.00% 0.01%

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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 IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +0.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.1% (VONG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VONG

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.5%

Holdings 1186 374

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $29.1bn $124.7bn

EEM and IWF 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.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or IWF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or IWF?: IWF is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

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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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