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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or SDY?

IEMG is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to SDY's +16.5%; 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 $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; IEMG is 6.9 times larger.

IEMG vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	SDY
Return
Measure	IEMG	SDY
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+16.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	SDY
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	SDY
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	SDY
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$150.4bn	$21.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	SDY
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%	20.4%

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

What they share

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

BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 1.50%

ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA 0.01% 0.48%

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 SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

CHEVRON CORP 2.15%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.55%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks the S&P Dividend

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +16.5%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 84.4%

Holdings 2857 156

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $21.9bn

IEMG and SDY 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.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or SDY?: IEMG is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 84% of SDY 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 ↗

SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY 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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