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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEMG vs TIP: how they differ

IEMG and TIP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned more over the year.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEMGOnly in TIP
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 13.46%TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.10%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.62%BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.04%
SK HYNIX 5.38%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.35%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.61%
MEDIATEK 1.52%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.86%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.74%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IEMG and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore MSCI Emerging MarketsTIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year+30.6%−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.1 pts−18.5 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.18%
Holdings183250

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1832 positions, with the top ten at 34.0%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or TIP?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +30.6% and TIP returned −1.0%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or TIP?
IEMG charges 0.09% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEMG against TIP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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