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

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EMB vs RDVY: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and RDVY 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 EMBOnly in RDVY
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%Lam Research Corporation 3.09%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%KLA Corporation 2.47%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%GE Vernova Inc. 2.24%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%Bank of America Corporation 2.18%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16%

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 RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMB
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesFirst Trust
What it isJ.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets BondFirst Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−14.7 pts+4.5 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.47%
Holdings61272

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.

RDVY in plain words

RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 24.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or RDVY?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or RDVY?
EMB charges 0.39% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against RDVY, 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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