ETF comparison
EEMvsVWO
Both International Emerging.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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| # | Holding | In EEM | In VWO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 14.26% | 14.61% | 14.26% |
| 2 | Tencent Holdings Limited | 2.71% | 3.26% | 2.71% |
| 3 | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 2.08% | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| 4 | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 1.17% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
| 5 | MediaTek Inc. | 1.62% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| 6 | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | 0.81% | 0.85% | 0.81% |
| 7 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0.90% | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| 8 | HDFC BANK LIMITED | 0.70% | 0.80% | 0.70% |
| 9 | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 0.66% | 0.90% | 0.66% |
| 10 | ICICI BANK LIMITED | 0.55% | 0.61% | 0.55% |
| 11 | XIAOMI CORPORATION | 0.48% | 0.56% | 0.48% |
| 12 | PDD 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%
Open EEM or VWO at a brokerage
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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.