Expense Ratio History

IEMG vs VWO: fees

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF both track emerging stock markets. VWO is cheaper, at 0.06% against 0.09% for IEMG.

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

0.09%

Yearly cost per $10,000
$9
Fund company
iShares
Type
ETF
Read on
19 October 2026
Last change
0.11% to 0.09%, 30 Dec 2021

VWO

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

0.06%

Yearly cost per $10,000
$6
Fund company
Vanguard
Type
ETF
Read on
19 October 2026
Last change
0.07% to 0.06%, 1 Feb 2026

What the difference costs

On $10,000 held for 10 years at a steady 5% return, IEMG's fee costs about $116 and VWO's about $77, a difference of $38. The gap is 3 basis points a year, or $3 a year on every $10,000.

Fees are one fact among many. The two funds may differ in structure, minimums, tax treatment and tracking, and this site doesn't compare any of that. Each fund's page has its fee history and sources.

Fee history

IEMG
IEMG expense ratio: 0.24% until 30 Dec 2013, then 0.20%; 0.20% until 30 Dec 2014, then 0.16%; 0.16% until 22 Jun 2015, then 0.18%; 0.18% until 31 Dec 2015, then 0.14%; 0.14% until 30 Dec 2019, then 0.11%; 0.11% until 31 Jan 2020, then 0.14%; 0.14% until 17 Aug 2020, then 0.13%; 0.13% until 30 Dec 2020, then 0.11%; 0.11% until 30 Dec 2021, then 0.09%; read at 0.09% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%Oct 2012Mar 2015Aug 2017Jan 2020Jun 2022Nov 20240.24% before0.09% from 30 Dec 2021
IEMG expense ratio: 0.24% until 30 Dec 2013, then 0.20%; 0.20% until 30 Dec 2014, then 0.16%; 0.16% until 22 Jun 2015, then 0.18%; 0.18% until 31 Dec 2015, then 0.14%; 0.14% until 30 Dec 2019, then 0.11%; 0.11% until 31 Jan 2020, then 0.14%; 0.14% until 17 Aug 2020, then 0.13%; 0.13% until 30 Dec 2020, then 0.11%; 0.11% until 30 Dec 2021, then 0.09%; read at 0.09% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%Oct 2012Jul 2017Apr 20220.24% before0.09% from 30 Dec 2021
VWO
VWO expense ratio: 0.15% until 24 Feb 2017, then 0.14%; 0.14% until 26 Feb 2019, then 0.12%; 0.12% until 27 Feb 2020, then 0.10%; 0.10% until 25 Feb 2022, then 0.08%; 0.08% until 27 Feb 2024, then 0.07%; 0.07% until 28 Feb 2025, then 0.06%; 0.07% until 1 Feb 2026, then 0.06%; read at 0.06% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%Feb 2016Dec 2017Oct 2019Aug 2021Jun 2023Apr 20250.15% before0.06% from 1 Feb 2026
VWO expense ratio: 0.15% until 24 Feb 2017, then 0.14%; 0.14% until 26 Feb 2019, then 0.12%; 0.12% until 27 Feb 2020, then 0.10%; 0.10% until 25 Feb 2022, then 0.08%; 0.08% until 27 Feb 2024, then 0.07%; 0.07% until 28 Feb 2025, then 0.06%; 0.07% until 1 Feb 2026, then 0.06%; read at 0.06% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%Feb 2016Sep 2019Apr 20230.15% before0.06% from 1 Feb 2026

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