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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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EMXC vs IGSB: how they differ

EMXC and IGSB 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions EMXC and IGSB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEMXCIGSB
ENEL CHILE SA0.02%0.03%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMXCOnly in IGSB
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 18.85%BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 9.26%EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%
SK HYNIX 7.53%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%
MEDIATEK 2.12%DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.20%BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.96%GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%
HDFC BANK 0.81%GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%

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.

EMXC and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
IGSB
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI Emerging Markets ex China1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year+55.5%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+38.0 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.04%
Holdings5974496

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 597 positions, with the top ten at 43.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IGSB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or IGSB?
EMXC charges 0.25% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMXC against IGSB, 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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