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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IYR returned +4.7%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or IYR?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so IYR 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 IYR: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and IYR 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 IYR
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	WELLTOWER 11.49%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	PROLOGIS REIT 8.99%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.86%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.46%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.16%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 3.73%

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 IYR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	U.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+4.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−12.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.37%
Holdings	612	63

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.

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 53.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or IYR?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and IYR returned +4.7%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or IYR?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so IYR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against IYR, 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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