Are IEMG and TJUN in the same category?

IEMG is a stock ETF and TJUN is a buffer ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and TJUN −0.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or TJUN?

IEMG is cheaper, by 0.86 percentage points a year. That is about $86 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEMG vs TJUN: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to TJUN's −0.1%, and IEMG charges 0.09% to TJUN's 0.95%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $150.4bn for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $11m for FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

−0.1%

TJUN total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.95%

TJUN expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.86 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.4 points; IEMG is far larger, $150.4bn against $11m.

IEMG vs TJUN: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	TJUN
Return
Measure	IEMG	TJUN
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	−0.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	TJUN
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	TJUN
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	EEM
The outcome period
Measure	IEMG	TJUN
Room to the cap		46.6%
Buffer left, in index points		0.0% of 10.0%
Days left in the period		232
Period ends		Jun 17, 2027
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	TJUN
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.95%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$150.4bn	$11m
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	TJUN
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%

Method

Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF TJUN FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June

Where it sits Stock ETF Buffer ETF

Issuer iShares First Trust

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Defined outcome, 10% on EEM

Total return, 1 year +15.3% −0.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +14.1% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM −14.2 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.95%

Holdings 2857 not read by ETFIQ

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $11m

IEMG and TJUN 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.

TJUN

From its price on Oct 28, 2026, the fund can gain about 46.6% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 0.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's EEM level. 232 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Jun 17, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Are IEMG and TJUN in the same category?: IEMG is a stock ETF and TJUN is a buffer ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or TJUN?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and TJUN −0.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or TJUN?: IEMG is cheaper, by 0.86 percentage points a year. That is about $86 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEMG ↗

TJUN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

First Trust page for TJUN ↗

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