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IEMG vs. BND

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG
$--
vs

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
$--

Correlation

0.28

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Top 10 comparisons with IEMG:
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IEMG
Correlation
With:
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
0.28
SwitchEEMBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF1.00EDCDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares1.00DFAEDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF0.99ESGEiShares Trust - iShare Inc iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF0.99VWOVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF0.99XSOEWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund0.99SPEMSSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF0.99AVEMAmerican Century ETF Trust - Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF0.99SCHESchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF0.99DFEMDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF0.99

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by IEMG and BND:

There are no shared holdings.
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IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF

What is IEMG?

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.

Snapshot
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IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Oct 18 2012
Apr 03 2007
Expense ratio
0.09%
0.03%
IEMG has a higher expense ratio than BND by 0.06%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in IEMG than BND.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Bonds
IEMG targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
IEMG is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$497,040,322
$433,296,798
Both IEMG and BND are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$70,028,258,238
$94,675,540,467
IEMG has more assets under management than BND by $24,647,282,229. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
IEMG is based off of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
IEMG and BND use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
IEMG and BND both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
IEMG and BND may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither IEMG nor BND require a K1.
When ETFs are uncorrelated, it’s common for them to be used as complements in a trading strategy. This means it makes sense to be holding both of them at the same time, or to use one as a hedge for the other.

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