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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and IWM +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or IWM?

IEMG 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 IEMG and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to IWM's +14.1%; 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 $75.5bn for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IWM total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.19%

IWM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; IEMG is 2.0 times larger.

IEMG vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	IWM
Return
Measure	IEMG	IWM
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	IWM
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026	7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	IWM
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	Russell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	IWM
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$150.4bn	$75.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	IWM
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%	3.3%

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

What they share

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

VALTERRA PLATINUM LTD 0.14% 0.19%

ABSA GROUP 0.09% 0.12%

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING LTD 0.11% 0.03%

HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANI 0.03% 0.07%

OUTSURANCE GROUP 0.03% 0.17%

AMERICANA RESTAURANTS INTERNATIONA 0.02% 0.06%

RESILIENT PROP LTD 0.02% 0.02%

ASBISC ENTERPRISES PLC 0.01% 0.17%

CYFROWY POLSAT SA 0.01% 0.01%

KUWAIT TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0.01% 0.04%

MOTUS HOLD LTD SHS 0.01% 0.14%

ORION CORP 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 IWM

JFROG 0.37%

GLAUKOS 0.35%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%

UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.30%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks the Russell 2000

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +14.3% (VTWO)

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

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.19%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2857 1977

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $75.5bn

IEMG and IWM 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.

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or IWM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and IWM +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or IWM?: IEMG 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 IEMG and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 0% of IWM 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 ↗

IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWM ↗

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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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