ETF comparison

EEMvsSCHE

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
73.7%

1,079 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EEM and SCHE would leave roughly73.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EEM only 25.9%Shared 73.7%SCHE only 26.4%
In EEM only
143 positions
Shared
1,079 positions
In SCHE only
1,097 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%
SCHE

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Schwab · International Emerging

88composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$13.00B
TTM yield
2.59%
Top-10 conc.
30.7%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
94
77
Tax efficiency
75
100
Liquidity
100
59
Concentration
70
Tracking quality
EEMsub-scoreSCHE

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

Cost difference

SCHE is 66 bps cheaper than EEM. On a $100,000 position that's about $660/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 SCHE.

Top shared holdings

1,079 shared in total
#HoldingIn EEMIn SCHEOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited14.26%17.06%14.26%
2Tencent Holdings Limited2.71%3.15%2.71%
3Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.08%2.57%2.08%
4MediaTek Inc.1.62%1.88%1.62%
5DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.17%1.40%1.17%
6HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.90%1.04%0.90%
7CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.81%0.88%0.81%
8HDFC BANK LIMITED0.70%0.83%0.70%
9RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.66%0.88%0.66%
10ICICI BANK LIMITED0.55%0.65%0.55%
11ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.50%0.59%0.50%
12XIAOMI CORPORATION0.48%0.57%0.48%

Only in EEM

143 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7.76%
  • SK hynix Inc.6.64%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.85%
  • SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.62%
  • SK Square Co., Ltd.0.60%
  • HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY0.50%
  • Nu Holdings Ltd.0.35%
  • KB Financial Group Inc.0.28%
  • DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.0.25%
  • HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD0.23%

Only in SCHE

1,097 total
  • State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund0.52%
  • Winbond Electronics Corp0.15%
  • MPI Corp0.15%
  • Phison Electronics Corp0.13%
  • Nanya Technology Corp0.12%
  • Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp0.09%
  • H World Group Ltd0.08%
  • Powertech Technology Inc0.08%
  • WT Microelectronics Co Ltd0.07%
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd0.07%

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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.