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EMXC vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to IEI's −1.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

EMXC on its own →IEI on its own →
At a glance
+33.8%
EMXC total return, 1 year
−1.1%
IEI total return, 1 year
0.25%
EMXC expense ratio
0.15%
IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.9 points; EMXC is 1.6 times larger.

EMXC vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEMXCIEI
Return
Total return, 1 year+33.8%−1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets ex China IndexICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$26.4bn$17.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and IEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMXC IEI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EMXC
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.91%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.58%
SK HYNIX 6.12%
MEDIATEK 1.92%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.14%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.02%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.99%
HDFC BANK 0.89%
Only in IEI
TREASURY NOTE 2.95%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%
TREASURY NOTE 2.31%
TREASURY NOTE 2.31%
TREASURY NOTE 2.29%
TREASURY NOTE 2.27%
TREASURY NOTE 2.25%
TREASURY NOTE 2.20%
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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year +33.8% −1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX not measured
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.15%
Holdings 696 82
Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $17.0bn

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

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About each fund
EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IEI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or IEI?
IEI is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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EMXC on its own →IEI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMXC dividend history →EMXC holdings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EMXC ↗
IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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