Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IEMG?

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IEMG returned +27.2%, so IEMG returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IEMG?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs IEMG: how they differ

IBIT and IEMG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned more over the year.

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IEMG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IEMG
USD CASH	0.00%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IEMG
BITCOIN 100.00%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 13.74%
	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.37%
	SK HYNIX 5.34%
	TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.36%
	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.69%
	MEDIATEK 1.55%
	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.82%
	DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.77%

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 18, 2026.

IBIT and IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+27.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+10.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.09%
Holdings	2	2925
Net assets	$63.7bn	$161.8bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2925 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IEMG?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IEMG returned +27.2%, so IEMG returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IEMG?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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