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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and MUB returned +0.1%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or MUB?

EMXC charges 0.25% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMXC vs MUB: how they differ

EMXC and MUB 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 National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMXC	Only in MUB
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 18.85%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 9.26%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
SK HYNIX 7.53%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
MEDIATEK 2.12%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.20%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.96%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
HDFC BANK 0.81%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

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 MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.05%
Holdings	597	5215

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.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and MUB returned +0.1%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or MUB?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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