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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and NOBL +15.5%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or NOBL?

EMXC 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 NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 98% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EMXC vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to NOBL's +15.5%; 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 $11.6bn for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMXC costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.3 points; EMXC is 2.3 times larger.

EMXC vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	NOBL
Return
Measure	EMXC	NOBL
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	+15.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	NOBL
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	NOBL
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	NOBL
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Net assets	$26.9bn	$11.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	NOBL
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%	17.0%

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

What they share

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

BUDIMEX SA 0.03% 1.78%

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 NOBL

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.81%

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.69%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

CHEVRON CORP 1.66%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.63%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ProShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Total return, 1 year +33.8% +15.5%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.3%

Holdings 696 69

Net assets $26.9bn $11.6bn

EMXC and NOBL 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.

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or NOBL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and NOBL +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or NOBL?: EMXC 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 NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 98% of NOBL 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 ↗

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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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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