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EEM vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to URTH'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 $8.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI World ETF.

EEM on its own →URTH on its own →
At a glance
+16.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+13.1%
URTH total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.24%
URTH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

URTH costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; EEM is 3.3 times larger.

EEM vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEEMURTH
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+13.1%
Drawdown
Below its high10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexMSCI World Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$29.1bn$8.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.2%27.2%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and URTH 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 URTH
CLICKS GROUP 0.03% 0.04%
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.07% 0.03%
VODACOM GROUP LTD 0.05% 0.03%
BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 0.06%
DISCOVERY 0.08% 0.02%
AYALA CORP 0.02% 0.01%
PLDT INC 0.01% 0.07%
SASOL 0.09% 0.01%
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 URTH
APPLE 5.60%
NVIDIA 5.50%
MICROSOFT 4.12%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.69%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.07%
BROADCOM INC 1.70%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.62%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.49%
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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF URTH iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks the MSCI World
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.4% (ACWI)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.3 pts vs ACWI
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.24%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 69.1%
Holdings 1186 1254
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and URTH as of Oct 28, 2026 $29.1bn $8.9bn

EEM and URTH 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.

URTH

URTH tracks the MSCI World. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 69% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,254 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or URTH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and URTH +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or URTH?
URTH is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 69% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EEM on its own →URTH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →URTH dividend history →URTH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EEM and URTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EEM and URTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EEM ↗
iShares page for URTH ↗

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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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