Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IBIT?

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +50.5% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EMXC returned more.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or IBIT?

EMXC charges 0.25% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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EMXC vs IBIT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EMXC and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EMXC	IBIT
USD CASH	-0.14%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in EMXC	Only in IBIT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.27%	BITCOIN 100.00%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.92%
SK HYNIX 7.50%
MEDIATEK 2.16%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.15%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.07%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.98%
HDFC BANK 0.87%

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 18, 2026.

EMXC and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	+50.5%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	+33.9 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.25%
Holdings	632	2
Net assets	$25.4bn	$63.7bn

EMXC in plain words

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +50.5% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 632 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +50.5% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EMXC returned more.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or IBIT?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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