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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or VLUE?

VLUE 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 VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EEM vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to VLUE's +54.7%; 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 $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.4 points; EEM is 3.1 times larger.

EEM vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	VLUE
Return
Measure	EEM	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	VLUE
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	VLUE
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$29.1bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.2%	42.8%

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

What they share

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

BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 0.40%

PLDT INC 0.01% 0.73%

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 VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%

Holdings 1186 148

Net assets, EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $29.1bn $9.4bn

EEM and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or VLUE?: VLUE 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 VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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