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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VOX −5.7%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VOX?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEMG vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to VOX's −5.7%; 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 $6.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Communication Services ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

−5.7%

VOX total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.09%

VOX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 21.0 points; IEMG is far larger, $160.1bn against $6.0bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEMG vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	VOX
Return
Measure	IEMG	VOX
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	−5.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	VOX
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026	10.8%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	VOX
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	VOX
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$160.1bn	$6.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	VOX
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%	71.1%

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 VOX 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 VOX

NEXUS SELECT TRUST REIT UNITS 0.01% 0.28%

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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 VOX

Meta Platforms Inc 25.31%

Alphabet Inc 13.97%

Alphabet Inc 7.70%

Walt Disney Co 4.26%

Verizon Communications Inc 4.04%

AT&T Inc 4.04%

Netflix Inc 3.77%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.88%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of Communication Services

Total return, 1 year +15.3% −5.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) −5.9% (FCOM)

Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM +0.2 pts vs FCOM

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 84.3%

Holdings 2857 113

Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026 $150.4bn $6.0bn

IEMG and VOX 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.

VOX

VOX tracks an index of Communication Services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.7% with distributions reinvested, against −5.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 71.1%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VOX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VOX −5.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VOX?: Neither: IEMG and VOX both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 84% of VOX 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 ↗

VOX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOX ↗

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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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