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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEMG or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEMG vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% to XLE's +61.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $150.4bn for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 45.9 points; IEMG is 3.3 times larger.

IEMG vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEMG	XLE
Return
Measure	IEMG	XLE
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+61.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEMG	XLE
Below its high	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEMG	XLE
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEMG	XLE
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$150.4bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IEMG	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.7%	78.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEMG and XLE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEMG XLE

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.07% 1.43%

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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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +61.2%

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% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 2857 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $150.4bn $45.2bn

IEMG and XLE 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.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEMG or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 100% of XLE 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 ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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