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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IEI returned −1.0%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IEI?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEI 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 IEI: how they differ

EMB and IEI 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 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions EMB and IEI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EMB	IEI
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.84%	0.49%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMB	Only in IEI
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	US TREASURY N/B 1.84%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.98%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.37%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	TREASURY NOTE 0.30%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.28%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%
PANAMA (REPUBLIC OF) 0.25%

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 IEI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.15%
Holdings	612	84

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.

IEI in plain words

IEI is a bond fund tracking the 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IEI?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IEI returned −1.0%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IEI?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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