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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or JNK?

IEMG is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to JNK's +1.7%; 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 $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.6 points; IEMG is far larger, $150.4bn against $5.9bn.

IEMG vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	JNK
Return
Measure	IEMG	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	JNK
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	JNK
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	JNK
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$150.4bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEMG JNK

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 JNK

1261229 BC LTD SR SECURED 144A 04/32 10 0.65%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC SR SECURED 144A 04/31 6.25 0.53%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC SR SECURED 144A 03/32 6.375 0.46%

ECHOSTAR CORP SR SECURED 11/29 10.75 0.45%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/32 9.25 0.44%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/34 9.75 0.43%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 SR SECURED 144A 05/31 6.5 0.42%

VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC SR SECURED 144A 02/29 9.5 0.42%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.40%

Holdings 2857 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $5.9bn

IEMG and JNK 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.

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or JNK?: IEMG is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEMG on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEMG ↗

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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