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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or JAAA?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so JAAA 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 JAAA: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and JAAA 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 JAAA
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EMB and JAAA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Janus Henderson
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Henderson AAA CLO
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+4.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−12.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.20%
Holdings	612	600

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.

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or JAAA?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or JAAA?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so JAAA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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