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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +3.4% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EMB returned more.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IBIT?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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EMB vs IBIT: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EMB and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EMB	IBIT
USD CASH	0.00%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in EMB	Only in IBIT
ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 1.17%	BITCOIN 100.00%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.78%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.70%
ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 0.68%
ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 0.68%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.57%
ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 0.55%
URUGUAY (ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF) 0.52%

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 18, 2026.

EMB and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	+3.4%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.2 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.25%
Holdings	618	2
Net assets	$13.9bn	$63.7bn

EMB in plain words

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +3.4% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EMB returned more.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IBIT?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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