ETF comparison

EEMvsESGE

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
64.3%

287 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EEM and ESGE would leave roughly64.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EEM only 35.3%Shared 64.3%ESGE only 34.4%
In EEM only
935 positions
Shared
287 positions
In ESGE only
1 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%
ESGE

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

iShares · International Emerging

77composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$6.91B
TTM yield
2.09%
Top-10 conc.
39.1%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
75
77
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
93
59
Concentration
58
Tracking quality
EEMsub-scoreESGE

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

Cost difference

ESGE 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 ESGE.

Top shared holdings

287 shared in total
#HoldingIn EEMIn ESGEOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited14.26%14.90%14.26%
2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7.76%8.54%7.76%
3SK hynix Inc.6.64%4.62%4.62%
4Tencent Holdings Limited2.71%2.64%2.64%
5Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.08%1.96%1.96%
6MediaTek Inc.1.62%1.50%1.50%
7DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.17%1.43%1.17%
8Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.85%1.23%0.85%
9CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.81%1.21%0.81%
10HDFC BANK LIMITED0.70%0.86%0.70%
11RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.66%0.66%0.66%
12HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.90%0.63%0.63%

Only in EEM

935 total
  • VALE S.A.0.46%
  • ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD.0.39%
  • BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED0.39%
  • BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.37%
  • Saudi Arabian Oil Company0.35%
  • UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.0.35%
  • Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.0.30%
  • YAGEO CORPORATION0.30%
  • Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)0.30%
  • The Saudi National Bank SJSC0.25%

Only in ESGE

1 total
  • MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED0.12%

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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.