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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VDE +58.8%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VDE?

Neither: IEMG and VDE both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 81% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to VDE's +58.8%; 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 $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Energy ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+58.8%

VDE total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.09%

VDE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 43.5 points; IEMG is 15.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEMG vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	VDE
Return
Measure	IEMG	VDE
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+58.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	VDE
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	VDE
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	VDE
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$160.1bn	$10.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	VDE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%	67.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and VDE 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEMG VDE

VALTERRA PLATINUM LTD 0.14% 0.21%

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.07% 1.05%

RESILIENT PROP LTD 0.02% 0.05%

SM INVESTMENTS 0.01% 0.33%

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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 VDE

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 22.88%

Chevron Corp 14.42%

ConocoPhillips 5.87%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.46%

Valero Energy Corp 4.45%

Phillips 66 3.94%

Williams Cos Inc 3.16%

EOG Resources Inc 2.85%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VDE Vanguard Energy ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +58.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +59.0% (FENY)

Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM −0.2 pts vs FENY

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 81.2%

Holdings 2857 113

Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDE as of Sep 30, 2026 $150.4bn $10.4bn

IEMG and VDE 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.

VDE

VDE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested, against +59.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 67.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VDE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VDE +58.8%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VDE?: Neither: IEMG and VDE both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 81% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

IEMG on its own →VDE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →VDE dividend history →VDE holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEMG ↗

VDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VDE ↗

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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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