Which returned more over the last year, EMB or EWY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or EWY?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so EMB 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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EMB vs EWY: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and EWY 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 EMB	Only in EWY
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	SK HYNIX 24.02%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 22.13%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	SK SQUARE 3.01%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	KRW CASH 2.49%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.46%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	KB FINANCIAL GROUP 1.92%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.60%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1.57%

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.

EMB and EWY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	MSCI South Korea
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+147.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+130.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.59%
Holdings	612	80

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

EWY in plain words

EWY is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +147.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 80 positions, with the top ten at 61.9%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or EWY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or EWY?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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