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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IWO?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IWO 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 IWO: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IWO 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 IWO
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	MOOG INC CLASS A 0.69%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	GLAUKOS 0.65%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	JFROG 0.64%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.62%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC 0.62%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.61%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	INTERDIGITAL INC 0.60%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	KRYSTAL BIOTECH 0.59%

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 IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Russell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.24%
Holdings	612	970

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.

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 970 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IWO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IWO?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against IWO, 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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