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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and SCHP −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, EMB or SCHP?

SCHP is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EMB vs SCHP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EMB's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SCHP's 6.3 on Jun 30, 2026; SCHP charges 0.03% to EMB's 0.39%.

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Net assets: $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, and $16.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.

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At a glance

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

−0.8%

SCHP total return, 1 year

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

0.03%

SCHP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHP costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

EMB vs SCHP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMB	SCHP
Return
Measure	EMB	SCHP
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	−0.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EMB	SCHP
Below its high	3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMB	SCHP
What it tracks	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	US TIPS
Cost and size
Measure	EMB	SCHP
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.03%
Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026	$13.2bn	$16.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EMB	SCHP
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and SCHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMB SCHP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMB

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2035 1.21%

Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2035 0.78%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2030 0.65%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%

Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2035 0.55%

Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.50%

Only in SCHP

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 4.07%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 4.01%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 4.00%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.77%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.60%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.40%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.38%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.36%

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Side by side

EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Schwab

What it is Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Tracks an index of US TIPS

Total return, 1 year −0.4% −0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.03%

Holdings 622 48

Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026 $13.2bn $16.5bn

EMB and SCHP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SCHP

SCHP tracks an index of US TIPS. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or SCHP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and SCHP −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, EMB or SCHP?: SCHP is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

EMB on its own →SCHP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMB dividend history →EMB holdings →SCHP dividend history →SCHP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

SCHP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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