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IEMG vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to ITOT's +13.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $150.4bn for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $97.1bn for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

IEMG on its own →ITOT on its own →
At a glance
+15.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
+13.4%
ITOT total return, 1 year
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio
0.03%
ITOT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ITOT costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; IEMG is 1.5 times larger.

IEMG vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEMGITOT
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+13.4%
Drawdown
Below its high10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)S&P Total Market Index (TMI)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$150.4bn$97.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.7%33.9%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and ITOT 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 IEMG ITOT
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.07% 0.04%
BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 0.07%
ABSA GROUP 0.09% 0.01%
ASBISC ENTERPRISES PLC 0.01% 0.01%
CCL PRODUCTS INDIA LTD 0.01% 0.05%
ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA 0.01% 0.10%
LULU RETAIL HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% 0.01%
MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINER 0.04% 0.01%
MOTUS HOLD LTD SHS 0.01% 0.01%
MR PRICE GROUP LTD 0.02% 0.01%
MTN GROUP 0.16% 0.01%
NEXUS SELECT TRUST REIT UNITS 0.01% 0.01%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEMG
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 14.03%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.05%
SK HYNIX 4.31%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.32%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.60%
MEDIATEK 1.36%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.80%
Only in ITOT
NVIDIA 7.06%
APPLE 6.78%
MICROSOFT 5.28%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.32%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52%
BROADCOM INC 2.18%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.02%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83%
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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +13.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM not measured
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 88.1%
Holdings 2857 2443
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $97.1bn

IEMG and ITOT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IEMG

IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2,857 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%. It sat 10.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,443 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or ITOT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and ITOT +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or ITOT?
ITOT is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IEMG on its own →ITOT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →ITOT dividend history →ITOT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEMG ↗
ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ITOT ↗

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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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