ETF comparison

EEMvsEMXC

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
79.2%

642 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EEM and EMXC would leave roughly79.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EEM only 20.4%Shared 79.2%EMXC only 20.4%
In EEM only
580 positions
Shared
642 positions
In EMXC only
0 positions

Side by side

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares · International Emerging

60composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.72%
Net assets
$31.21B
TTM yield
1.66%
Top-10 conc.
38.8%
EMXC

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

iShares · International Emerging

78composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$24.92B
TTM yield
1.94%
Top-10 conc.
44.2%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
75
77
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
59
Concentration
51
Tracking quality
EEMsub-scoreEMXC

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

Cost difference

EMXC is 47 bps cheaper than EEM. On a $100,000 position that's about $470/yr more in fees for EEM.

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 EEM vs EMXC.

Top shared holdings

642 shared in total
#HoldingIn EEMIn EMXCOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited14.26%17.94%14.26%
2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7.76%9.75%7.76%
3SK hynix Inc.6.64%8.35%6.64%
4MediaTek Inc.1.62%2.04%1.62%
5DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.17%1.47%1.17%
6HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.90%1.13%0.90%
7Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.85%1.07%0.85%
8HDFC BANK LIMITED0.70%0.87%0.70%
9RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.66%0.83%0.66%
10SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.62%0.78%0.62%
11SK Square Co., Ltd.0.60%0.75%0.60%
12ICICI BANK LIMITED0.55%0.68%0.55%

Only in EEM

580 total
  • Tencent Holdings Limited2.71%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.08%
  • CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.81%
  • XIAOMI CORPORATION0.48%
  • PDD Holdings Inc.0.47%
  • INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.43%
  • Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.0.40%
  • MEITUAN0.38%
  • BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.37%
  • BYD COMPANY LIMITED0.33%

Only in EMXC

0 total

Every EMXC position is also held by EEM.

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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.