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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or MBB?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EMXC vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to MBB's −0.8%; 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 $35.5bn for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.6 points; MBB is 1.3 times larger.

EMXC vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	MBB
Return
Measure	EMXC	MBB
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	−0.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	MBB
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	MBB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	MBB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Net assets	$26.9bn	$35.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	MBB
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 MBB 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 MBB

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 MBB

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.45%

FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER 1.05%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 0.60%

GNMA2 30YR 0.59%

GNMA2 30YR 0.54%

FNMA 30YR UMBS 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.52%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF MBB iShares MBS 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 mortgage-backed securities

Total return, 1 year +33.8% −0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) −1.1% (SPMB)

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX +0.3 pts vs SPMB

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.04%

Holdings 696 10813

Net assets $26.9bn $35.5bn

EMXC and MBB 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.

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or MBB?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

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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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