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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IWB returned +16.7%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IWB?

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

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IWB 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 EMB	Only in IWB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	NVIDIA 7.26%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	APPLE 6.73%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	MICROSOFT 5.21%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	ALPHABET CLASS A 2.77%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	BROADCOM INC 2.40%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	ALPHABET CLASS C 2.24%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.02%

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 IWB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Russell 1000
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+16.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−0.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.15%
Holdings	612	945

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.

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% 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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 945 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IWB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IWB returned +16.7%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IWB?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against IWB, 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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