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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and IWD +27.5%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or IWD?

IEMG is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IEMG and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to IWD's +27.5%; 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 $83.0bn for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+27.5%

IWD total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.18%

IWD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points; IEMG is 1.8 times larger.

IEMG vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	IWD
Return
Measure	IEMG	IWD
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+27.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	IWD
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	IWD
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	Russell 1000 Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	IWD
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$150.4bn	$83.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	IWD
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%	29.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and IWD 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 IWD

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.07% 0.08%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.14% 0.04%

MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINER 0.04% 0.03%

BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 0.14%

XP CLASS A INC 0.05% 0.02%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.33% 0.01%

JBS N V NV CLASS A 0.03% 0.01%

CCL PRODUCTS INDIA LTD 0.01% 0.09%

ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA 0.01% 0.19%

LULU RETAIL HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% 0.03%

MR PRICE GROUP LTD 0.02% 0.01%

NEXUS SELECT TRUST REIT UNITS 0.01% 0.01%

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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 IWD

APPLE 6.08%

AMAZON.COM INC 5.95%

MICROSOFT 5.21%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.67%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.37%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.96%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.71%

WALMART 1.26%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks the Russell 1000 value

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +27.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +27.7% (VONV)

Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM −0.2 pts vs VONV

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 90.0%

Holdings 2857 871

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $83.0bn

IEMG and IWD 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.

IWD

IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested, against +27.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or IWD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and IWD +27.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or IWD?: IEMG is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEMG ↗

IWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWD ↗

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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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