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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEMG vs IVV: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IEMG and IVV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIEMGIVV
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.46%0.18%
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD0.06%0.05%
BUDIMEX SA0.02%0.07%
CASH COLLATERAL USD SGAFT0.02%0.02%
CCL PRODUCTS INDIA LTD0.01%0.04%
ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA0.01%0.11%
LULU RETAIL HOLDINGS PLC0.01%0.02%
PLDT INC0.01%0.09%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEMGOnly in IVV
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 13.46%NVIDIA 8.06%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.62%APPLE 7.31%
SK HYNIX 5.38%MICROSOFT 5.58%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.35%AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.61%ALPHABET CLASS A 2.98%
MEDIATEK 1.52%BROADCOM INC 2.61%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.86%ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.74%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.16%

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 10, 2026.

IEMG and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsS&P 500
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.1 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings1832505

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1832 positions, with the top ten at 34.0%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or IVV?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or IVV?
IEMG charges 0.09% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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