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EEMV vs IEMG: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEMV and IEMG hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned +25.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.6bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and $160.2bn for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

IEMG costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points; IEMG is far larger, $160.2bn against $3.6bn.

EEMVIEMG
Expense ratio0.25%0.09%
Net assets$3.6bn$160.2bn
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+25.3%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) IndexMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)
Holdings in common28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.7%34.2%
Below its high3.7%, high on Jun 22, 20265.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.3%
EEMV total return, 1 year
+25.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
0.25%
EEMV expense ratio
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEMV and IEMG hold 28% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEMV IEMG
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.63% 14.10%
SK HYNIX 1.55% 4.97%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.53% 6.56%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46% 0.86%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73% 0.83%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.91% 0.74%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.56%
SK SQUARE 0.53% 0.52%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.71% 0.46%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34% 0.45%
MEDIATEK 0.45% 1.52%
ELITE MATERIAL 0.71% 0.39%
Only in EEMV
AXIA ENERGIA PRF SA 0.00%
CHINA HUISHAN DAIRY HOLDINGS COMPA 0.00%
US 2YR NOTE DEC 26 0.00%
Only in IEMG
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.59%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.38%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 0.38%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.35%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 0.33%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.33%
MEITUAN 0.32%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP 0.30%

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On the same fields

EEMV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year +18.3% +25.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts +8.1 pts
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 299 2871
Net assets $3.6bn $160.2bn

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

EEMV in plain words

EEMV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,871 positions, with the top ten at 34.2%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEMV or IEMG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and IEMG +25.3%.
Which is cheaper, EEMV or IEMG?
IEMG is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEMV and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 0% of IEMG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EEMV and IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEMV and IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEMV ↗iShares page for IEMG ↗

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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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