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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or SLV?

EMXC is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EMXC vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EMXC is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% against +14.9%.

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

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMXC costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.9 points.

EMXC vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	SLV
Return
Measure	EMXC	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	SLV
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	SLV
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	SLV
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.50%
Net assets	$26.9bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%

Method

Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +33.8% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) +15.0% (SIVR)

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

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.50%

Holdings 696 not counted

Net assets $26.9bn $26.9bn

EMXC and SLV 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.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or SLV?: EMXC is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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