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IEMG vs VWO — ETF comparison

Two funds head-to-head: live engine reads, trailing performance, and holdings overlap from SEC filings. An engine-read comparison — not a recommendation.

engine lead
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
86/100
STRONG BUY
$82.36 · +1.40% · International
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VS
VWO
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
55/100
BUY
$59.56 · +0.90% · International
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Factor by factor — IEMG (left) vs VWO (right)
71
Technical
58
62
Momentum
55
51
Fundamental
50
46
Options
40
93
Microstructure
59
Trailing performance — IEMG (left) vs VWO (right)
+18.4%
6-month return
+10.7%
+23.4%
1-year return
+8.9%
+33.3%
5-year return
+19.0%
Holdings overlap — 1.8% by weight · 13 shared positions
0.44%
0.49%
0.33%
0.33%
0.29%
0.42%
0.26%
0.26%
0.24%
0.35%
0.11%
0.14%
0.04%
0.05%
0.03%
0.03%
Largest IEMG-only positions: HDB 0.61% · PBR.A 0.50% · IBN 0.48% · VALE 0.41% · NU 0.31%
Largest VWO-only positions: TSM 15.58% · GFI 0.25% · BSBR 0.02% · SQM 0.01% · DRD 0.01%

From each fund's SEC N-PORT filing (2026-07-27 / 2026-09-28), computed on the 40 of 2693 and 19 of 6314 equity positions matched to the QuantLogix stock universe — a lower bound, never an estimate.

QuantLogix's 5-factor engine currently reads iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) at 86/100 (strong buy) and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) at 55/100 (buy). IEMG carries the stronger composite read by 31 points, led by microstructure at 93/100. VWO's strongest leg is microstructure at 59/100. On trailing price performance, IEMG leads over the last year (+23.4% vs +8.9% for VWO). By filed portfolio weights, at least 1.8% of the two funds overlaps across 13 shared positions. Signals recompute throughout the trading day — the balance can shift with the tape.

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