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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and HYG returned +2.9%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or HYG?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, 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 HYG: how they differ

EMB and HYG hold 1% of their weight in the same names.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and HYG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EMB and HYG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EMB	HYG
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.84%	0.68%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMB	Only in HYG
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%
PANAMA (REPUBLIC OF) 0.25%	CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE I LLC 144A 0.27%

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 HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.49%
Holdings	612	1326

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.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or HYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and HYG returned +2.9%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or HYG?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against HYG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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