ETF comparison

EEMvsSPEM

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
63.1%

883 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EEM and SPEM would leave roughly63.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EEM only 36.6%Shared 63.1%SPEM only 37.0%
In EEM only
339 positions
Shared
883 positions
In SPEM only
2,033 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%
SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

State Street · International Emerging

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$17.83B
TTM yield
2.49%
Top-10 conc.
27.1%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
93
77
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
59
Concentration
76
Tracking quality
EEMsub-scoreSPEM

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

Cost difference

SPEM is 65 bps cheaper than EEM. On a $100,000 position that's about $650/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 SPEM.

Top shared holdings

883 shared in total
#HoldingIn EEMIn SPEMOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited14.26%14.65%14.26%
2Tencent Holdings Limited2.71%2.74%2.71%
3Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.08%1.79%1.79%
4MediaTek Inc.1.62%1.82%1.62%
5DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.17%1.13%1.13%
6HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.90%0.93%0.90%
7CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.81%0.81%0.81%
8HDFC BANK LIMITED0.70%0.83%0.70%
9ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.50%0.82%0.50%
10PDD Holdings Inc.0.47%0.46%0.46%
11INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.43%0.50%0.43%
12AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC0.41%0.45%0.41%

Only in EEM

339 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7.76%
  • SK hynix Inc.6.64%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.85%
  • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.66%
  • SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.62%
  • SK Square Co., Ltd.0.60%
  • HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY0.50%
  • United Microelectronics Corporation0.40%
  • ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC0.38%
  • Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.0.34%

Only in SPEM

2,033 total
  • Reliance Industries Ltd0.80%
  • ICICI Bank Ltd0.71%
  • United Microelectronics Corp0.67%
  • Delta Electronics Thailand PCL0.40%
  • Vale SA0.39%
  • Itau Unibanco Holding SA0.38%
  • Infosys Ltd0.33%
  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd0.28%
  • Nanya Technology Corp0.24%
  • Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras0.24%

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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.