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EMB vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EMB's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IEF's 7.0 on Aug 31, 2026; IEF charges 0.15% to EMB's 0.39%.

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Net assets: $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, and $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

EMB on its own →IEF on its own →
At a glance
−0.4%
EMB total return, 1 year
−3.2%
IEF total return, 1 year
0.39%
EMB expense ratio
0.15%
IEF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEF costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; IEF is 3.3 times larger.

EMB vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEMBIEF
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.4%−3.2%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Jun 29, 202613.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksJ.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core IndexICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.39%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$13.2bn$43.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IEF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMB IEF
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EMB
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2035 1.21%
Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2035 0.78%
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2030 0.65%
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%
Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2035 0.55%
Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%
Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.50%
Only in IEF
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 9.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 8.52%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 8.21%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12%
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Side by side

EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year −0.4% −3.2%
Expense ratio 0.39% 0.15%
Holdings 622 17
Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 $13.2bn $43.5bn

EMB and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IEF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and IEF −3.2%.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IEF?
IEF is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
EMB on its own →IEF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMB dividend history →EMB holdings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EMB and IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EMB ↗
IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEF ↗

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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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