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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VTIP +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or VTIP?

VTIP 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to VTIP's +2.2%; 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points; IEMG is 7.7 times larger.

IEMG vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	VTIP
Return
Measure	IEMG	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	VTIP
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	VTIP
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$160.1bn	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	VTIP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%

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 VTIP 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 VTIP

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 VTIP

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +2.2%

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%

Holdings 2857 26

Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $150.4bn $20.9bn

IEMG and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or VTIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or VTIP?: VTIP 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.

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

Sources and dates

IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEMG ↗

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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