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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and TLT returned −6.4%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EEM or TLT?

EEM charges 0.72% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EEM vs TLT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and TLT 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 EEM	Only in TLT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
SK HYNIX 6.07%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.71%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

EEM and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Emerging markets	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+32.3%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.8 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.15%
Holdings	965	41

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 965 positions, with the top ten at 38.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and TLT returned −6.4%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or TLT?: EEM charges 0.72% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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