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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VLUE?

IEMG is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to VLUE's +54.7%; 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 $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 39.4 points; IEMG is 16.2 times larger.

IEMG vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	VLUE
Return
Measure	IEMG	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	VLUE
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	VLUE
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$150.4bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%	42.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and VLUE 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 VLUE

BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 0.40%

CCL PRODUCTS INDIA LTD 0.01% 0.56%

PLDT INC 0.01% 0.73%

TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL 0.01% 0.11%

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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 VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%

Holdings 2857 148

Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $150.4bn $9.4bn

IEMG and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VLUE?: IEMG is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEMG ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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