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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMB vs INDA: how they differ

EMB and INDA 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 MSCI India ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and INDA 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 EMBOnly in INDA
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%HDFC BANK 5.82%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 5.49%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%ICICI BANK 5.39%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 3.87%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.40%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%INFOSYS 2.37%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%AXIS BANK 2.09%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD 2.03%

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 INDA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMB
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
INDA
iShares MSCI India ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isJ.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets BondMSCI India
Total return, 1 year+2.8%−8.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−14.7 pts−26.3 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.61%
Holdings612168

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.

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% 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 168 positions, with the top ten at 33.4%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or INDA?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and INDA returned −8.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or INDA?
EMB charges 0.39% a year and INDA charges 0.61%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against INDA, 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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