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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB 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 SCHB: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and SCHB 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 SCHB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	Apple, Inc. 5.82%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	Microsoft Corp. 3.80%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%

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 SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	US broad market
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	not published
Holdings	612	2497

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.

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or SCHB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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