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IEMG vs. VIG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIG
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Oct 22, 2012 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

IEMG

-0.9%

7.4%

VIG

2.5%

5.0%

Diff.

-3.4%

+2.4%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

IEMG

-38.7%

19.3%

VIG

-31.7%

15.2%

Diff.

-7%

+4.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

IEMG

0.35

0.13

VIG

0.87

0.40

Diff.

-0.52

-0.27

IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation 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
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
Inception date
Oct 18, 2012
Apr 21, 2006
Expense ratio
0.09%
0.06%
IEMG has a higher expense ratio than VIG by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in IEMG than VIG.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
IEMG targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while VIG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
IEMG is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VIG is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$497,040,322
$157,665,108
Both IEMG and VIG 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
$67,239,425,848
IEMG has more assets under management than VIG by $2,788,832,390. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
IEMG is based off of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index, while VIG is based off of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither IEMG nor VIG use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
IEMG and VIG 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
Yes
VIG may offer dividends, while IEMG does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VIG may vary.
Prospectus
Neither IEMG nor VIG require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

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Disclaimers

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