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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EMXC vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to IUSB's −1.2%; 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 $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 35.0 points; IUSB is 1.9 times larger.

EMXC vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	IUSB
Return
Measure	EMXC	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	IUSB
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	IUSB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$26.4bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMXC IUSB

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 IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +33.8% −1.2%

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% 0.06%

Holdings 696 18338

Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $49.8bn

EMXC and IUSB 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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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