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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or VLUE?

VLUE 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 VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EMXC vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to VLUE's +54.7%; 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 $9.4bn for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.9 points; EMXC is 2.9 times larger.

EMXC vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	VLUE
Return
Measure	EMXC	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	VLUE
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	VLUE
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Net assets	$26.9bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%	42.8%

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

What they share

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

BUDIMEX SA 0.03% 0.40%

PLDT INC 0.01% 0.73%

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 VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +33.8% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%

Holdings 696 148

Net assets $26.9bn $9.4bn

EMXC and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or VLUE?: VLUE 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 VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 97% of VLUE 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 ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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