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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and IWB +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or IWB?

IWB 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.

How much do EMXC and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EMXC vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to IWB's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $26.9bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and $49.1bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points; IWB is 1.8 times larger.

EMXC vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	IWB
Return
Measure	EMXC	IWB
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	IWB
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	IWB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	Russell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	IWB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Net assets	$26.9bn	$49.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	IWB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%	35.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and IWB 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 IWB

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.48% 0.06%

NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.49% 0.06%

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.09% 0.04%

BUDIMEX SA 0.03% 0.08%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.20% 0.03%

JBS N V NV CLASS A 0.04% 0.01%

MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINER 0.05% 0.01%

MTN GROUP 0.23% 0.01%

XP CLASS A INC 0.07% 0.01%

AURA MINERALS INC 0.03% 0.00%

COP/USD 0.00% 0.25%

EGP/USD 0.00% 0.01%

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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 IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year +33.8% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) +13.2% (VONE)

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX −0.1 pts vs VONE

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%

Holdings 696 1025

Net assets $26.9bn $49.1bn

EMXC and IWB 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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IWB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or IWB?: IWB 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.
How much do EMXC and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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