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IEMG vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to SGOV's +3.7%; 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 $117.0bn for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

IEMG on its own →SGOV on its own →
At a glance
+15.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
+3.7%
SGOV total return, 1 year
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio
0.09%
SGOV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points; IEMG is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEMG vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEMGSGOV
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+3.7%
Drawdown
Below its high10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$150.4bn$117.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.7%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and SGOV 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 SGOV
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 SGOV
TREASURY BILL 8.53%
TREASURY BILL 8.19%
TREASURY BILL 7.63%
TREASURY BILL 6.87%
TREASURY BILL 6.80%
TREASURY BILL 6.00%
TREASURY BILL 5.22%
TREASURY BILL 5.22%
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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +3.7%
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% 0.09%
Holdings 2857 22
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $117.0bn

IEMG and SGOV 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.

SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or SGOV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or SGOV?
Neither: IEMG and SGOV both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IEMG on its own →SGOV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →SGOV dividend history →SGOV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEMG ↗
SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SGOV ↗

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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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