ETF comparison

EEMvsVWO

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
68.9%

1,072 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EEM and VWO would leave roughly68.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EEM only 30.7%Shared 68.9%VWO only 26.2%
In EEM only
150 positions
Shared
1,072 positions
In VWO only
3,918 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%
VWO

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Emerging

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$168.36B
TTM yield
2.31%
Top-10 conc.
29.5%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
94
77
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
59
Concentration
72
Tracking quality
EEMsub-scoreVWO

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

Cost difference

VWO 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 VWO.

Top shared holdings

1,072 shared in total
#HoldingIn EEMIn VWOOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited14.26%14.61%14.26%
2Tencent Holdings Limited2.71%3.26%2.71%
3Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.08%2.55%2.08%
4DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.17%1.17%1.17%
5MediaTek Inc.1.62%1.06%1.06%
6CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.81%0.85%0.81%
7HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.90%0.74%0.74%
8HDFC BANK LIMITED0.70%0.80%0.70%
9RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.66%0.90%0.66%
10ICICI BANK LIMITED0.55%0.61%0.55%
11XIAOMI CORPORATION0.48%0.56%0.48%
12PDD Holdings Inc.0.47%0.66%0.47%

Only in EEM

150 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%
  • Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited0.26%
  • DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.0.25%

Only in VWO

3,918 total
  • Delta Electronics Thailand PCL0.24%
  • MPI Corp0.12%
  • PTT PCL0.11%
  • Advanced Info Service PCL0.10%
  • Phison Electronics Corp0.09%
  • H World Group Ltd0.09%
  • Winbond Electronics Corp0.08%
  • Kasikornbank PCL0.08%
  • Macronix International Co Ltd0.08%
  • 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.