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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMB vs PVAL: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and PVAL 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 PVAL
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	CITIGROUP INC 4.68%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	ALPHABET INC 3.33%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	AMAZON.COM INC 2.96%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	MICROSOFT CORP 2.96%

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 May 29, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EMB and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Putnam
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+28.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+10.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	not published
Holdings	612	45

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.

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or PVAL?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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