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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or MAGS?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so MAGS 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 MAGS: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and MAGS 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 MAGS
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	TREASURY BILL 65.41%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	NVIDIA Corp 4.15%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	Apple Inc 4.12%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	Amazon.com Inc 4.11%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	Tesla Inc 4.07%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	Microsoft Corp 3.62%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.59%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EMB and MAGS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Roundhill
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Magnificent Seven
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+14.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−3.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.30%
Holdings	612	9

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.

MAGS in plain words

MAGS is an index equity fund tracking the Magnificent Seven. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 26% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 9 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or MAGS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or MAGS?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so MAGS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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