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IEMG vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to VPU's −3.3%; 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 $7.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Utilities ETF.

IEMG on its own →VPU on its own →
At a glance
+15.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
−3.3%
VPU total return, 1 year
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio
0.09%
VPU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 18.6 points; IEMG is far larger, $160.1bn against $7.7bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEMG vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEMGVPU
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.3%−3.3%
Drawdown
Below its high10.1%, high on Jun 22, 20268.9%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$160.1bn$7.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.7%52.3%

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 VPU 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 VPU
HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANI 0.03% 0.15%
SALHIYA REAL EST 0.00% 3.68%
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 VPU
NextEra Energy Inc 11.39%
Southern Co 6.74%
Duke Energy Corp 6.41%
Constellation Energy Corp 5.72%
American Electric Power Co Inc 4.66%
Dominion Energy Inc 3.84%
Vistra Corp 3.37%
Entergy Corp 3.34%
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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of Utilities
Total return, 1 year +15.3% −3.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) −3.3% (FUTY)
Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM 0.0 pts vs FUTY
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.7%
Holdings 2857 70
Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VPU as of Sep 30, 2026 $150.4bn $7.7bn

IEMG and VPU 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.

VPU

VPU tracks an index of Utilities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.3% with distributions reinvested, against −3.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 70 positions, with the top ten at 52.3%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VPU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VPU −3.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VPU?
Neither: IEMG and VPU both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and VPU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 90% of VPU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IEMG on its own →VPU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →VPU dividend history →VPU holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEMG ↗
VPU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VPU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VPU ↗

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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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