ETF comparison

EMBvsSCHZ

International Bond vs US Aggregate Bond.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF · Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.8%

149 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMB and SCHZ would leave roughly0.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EMB only 96.1%Shared 0.8%SCHZ only 98.0%
In EMB only
525 positions
Shared
149 positions
In SCHZ only
12,178 positions

Side by side

EMB

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

iShares · International Bond

74composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.39%
Net assets
$14.92B
TTM yield
5.23%
Top-10 conc.
6.1%
SCHZ

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Schwab · US Aggregate Bond

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$10.67B
TTM yield
4.27%
Top-10 conc.
4.9%

Sub-score comparison

61
Cost
97
50
Tax efficiency
52
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
EMBsub-scoreSCHZ

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

SCHZ is 36 bps cheaper than EMB. On a $100,000 position that's about $360/yr more in fees for EMB.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with EMB vs SCHZ.

Top shared holdings

149 shared in total
#HoldingIn EMBIn SCHZOverlap
1Mexico Government International Bonds0.17%0.01%0.01%
2Mexico Government International Bonds0.17%0.01%0.01%
3Mexico Government International Bonds0.11%0.01%0.01%
4Peru Government International Bonds0.32%0.01%0.01%
5UNITED MEXICAN STATES0.16%0.01%0.01%
6Uruguay Government International Bonds0.51%0.01%0.01%
7UNITED MEXICAN STATES0.17%0.01%0.01%
8UNITED MEXICAN STATES0.08%0.01%0.01%
9Philippines Government International Bonds0.20%0.01%0.01%
10Republic of Poland Government International Bonds0.36%0.01%0.01%
11Mexico Government International Bonds0.12%0.01%0.01%
12Republic of Poland Government International Bonds0.30%0.01%0.01%

Only in EMB

525 total
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds1.10%
  • Ecuador Government International Bonds0.77%
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds0.71%
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds0.63%
  • Ghana Government International Bonds0.52%
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds0.52%
  • EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL0.50%
  • Oman Government International Bonds0.42%
  • UKRAINE GOVERNMENT0.37%
  • Brazil Government International Bonds0.37%

Only in SCHZ

12,178 total
  • United States Treasury0.39%
  • United States Treasury0.39%
  • United States Treasury0.39%
  • United States Treasury0.37%
  • United States Treasury0.37%
  • United States Treasury0.37%
  • United States Treasury0.36%
  • United States Treasury0.36%
  • United States Treasury0.36%
  • United States Treasury0.36%

Open EMB or SCHZ at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.