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IEMG vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to VDC's +12.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $150.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

IEMG on its own →VDC on its own →
At a glance
+15.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio
0.09%
VDC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; IEMG is far larger, $160.1bn against $7.4bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEMG vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEMGVDC
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+12.7%
Drawdown
Below its high10.1%, high on Jun 22, 20263.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$160.1bn$7.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.7%66.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and VDC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEMG VDC
PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION SA 0.05% 0.15%
ARCHEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD 0.00% 0.25%
DMCI HOLDINGS INC 0.00% 0.15%
SAM ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT M 0.00% 0.16%
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 VDC
Walmart Inc 13.86%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12%
Procter & Gamble Co 9.90%
Coca-Cola Co 9.80%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.83%
PepsiCo Inc 4.28%
Altria Group Inc 3.86%
Mondelez International Inc 2.58%
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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +12.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +12.7% (FSTA)
Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM 0.0 pts vs FSTA
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 86.4%
Holdings 2857 105
Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 $150.4bn $7.4bn

IEMG and VDC 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.

VDC

VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 66.0%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VDC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VDC +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VDC?
Neither: IEMG and VDC both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 86% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IEMG on its own →VDC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEMG ↗
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗

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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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