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IEMG vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to VTI's +13.5%; 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 $689.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF.

IEMG on its own →VTI on its own →
At a glance
+15.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
+13.5%
VTI total return, 1 year
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio
0.03%
VTI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTI costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; VTI is 4.3 times larger.

IEMG vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEMGVTI
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+13.5%
Drawdown
Below its high10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)Morningstar US Total Market Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$160.1bn$689.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.7%34.7%

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 VTI 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 VTI
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.07% 0.03%
BUDIMEX SA 0.02% 0.07%
MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINER 0.04% 0.01%
CCL PRODUCTS INDIA LTD 0.01% 0.04%
ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA 0.01% 0.10%
LULU RETAIL HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% 0.01%
PLDT INC 0.01% 0.08%
SM INVESTMENTS 0.01% 0.01%
TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL 0.01% 0.02%
MTN GROUP 0.16% 0.01%
ASBISC ENTERPRISES PLC 0.01% 0.01%
NEXUS SELECT TRUST REIT UNITS 0.01% 0.01%
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 VTI
NVIDIA Corp 7.14%
Apple Inc 6.63%
Microsoft Corp 5.20%
Amazon.com Inc 3.30%
Alphabet Inc 2.76%
Broadcom Inc 2.28%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.18%
Alphabet Inc 2.18%
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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of US total market
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +13.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM not measured
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 88.1%
Holdings 2857 3521
Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTI as of Sep 30, 2026 $150.4bn $689.2bn

IEMG and VTI 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.

VTI

VTI tracks an index of US total market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,521 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VTI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VTI +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VTI?
VTI 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 VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IEMG on its own →VTI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →VTI dividend history →VTI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEMG ↗
VTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTI ↗

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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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