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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or SPSB?

SPSB 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 SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to SPSB's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.6 points; EMXC is 2.3 times larger.

EMXC vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	SPSB
Return
Measure	EMXC	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	SPSB
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	SPSB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$26.4bn	$11.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	SPSB
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 SPSB 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 SPSB

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 SPSB

SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%

AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%

PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%

AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%

NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%

ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +33.8% +2.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX +3.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.04%

Holdings 696 1684

Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $11.3bn

EMXC and SPSB 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or SPSB?: SPSB 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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EMXC on its own →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMXC dividend history →EMXC holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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