Which returned more over the last year, EEMV or EMGF?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and EMGF +28.0%.

Which is cheaper, EEMV or EMGF?

EEMV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EEMV and EMGF overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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EEMV vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEMV and EMGF hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and EMGF returned +28.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.6bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and $1.9bn for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF.

EEMV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; EEMV is 1.9 times larger.

EEMV vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EEMV	EMGF
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.26%
Net assets	$3.6bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+28.0%
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) Index	STOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor Index
Holdings in common	31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.7%	31.7%
Below its high	3.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026	6.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+18.3%

EEMV total return, 1 year

+28.0%

EMGF total return, 1 year

0.25%

EEMV expense ratio

0.26%

EMGF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEMV and EMGF hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EEMV EMGF

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.63% 10.48%

SK HYNIX 1.55% 4.82%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.53% 6.58%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46% 1.02%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.91% 1.06%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34% 0.76%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.71%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73% 0.67%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.61% 0.65%

SK SQUARE 0.53% 0.57%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.71% 0.51%

ELITE MATERIAL 0.71% 0.47%

Only in EEMV

SAMSUNG SDS 0.92%

CREDICORP LTD 0.83%

MALAYAN BANKING 0.80%

DB ISLAMIC BANK 0.70%

TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LTD 0.70%

HMM LTD 0.58%

S-OIL 0.55%

IHH HEALTHCARE 0.54%

Only in EMGF

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.56%

PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.53%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.49%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.49%

B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 0.46%

NETEASE 0.45%

NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 0.42%

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On the same fields

EEMV

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF

EMGF

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +28.0%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.26%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 299 717

Net assets $3.6bn $1.9bn

EEMV and EMGF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About EEMV

EEMV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 299 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 717 positions, with the top ten at 31.7%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEMV or EMGF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and EMGF +28.0%.
Which is cheaper, EEMV or EMGF?: EEMV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEMV and EMGF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 0% of EMGF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EEMV and EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEMV and EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEMV ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗

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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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