ETF comparison
EMLCvsIAGG
Both International Bond.
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF · iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
222 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMLC and IAGG would leave roughly6.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IAGG is 23 bps cheaper than EMLC. On a $100,000 position that's about $230/yr more in fees for EMLC.
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 EMLC vs IAGG.
Top shared holdings
222 shared in total| # | Holding | In EMLC | In IAGG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.18% | 0.39% | 0.18% |
| 2 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.17% | 0.51% | 0.17% |
| 3 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.16% | 0.49% | 0.16% |
| 4 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.16% | 0.26% | 0.16% |
| 5 | POLAND GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.40% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| 6 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.15% | 0.36% | 0.15% |
| 7 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.13% | 0.47% | 0.13% |
| 8 | MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT | 0.63% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| 9 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.12% |
| 10 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.11% | 0.45% | 0.11% |
| 11 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 12 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.14% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
Only in EMLC
276 total- NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL0.90%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.84%
- NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL0.72%
- LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL0.70%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.68%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.61%
- TITULOS DE TESORERIA0.60%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.59%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.59%
- LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL0.58%
Only in IAGG
7,618 total- CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.70%
- Bundesobligation0.38%
- Bundesobligation0.35%
- U.K. Gilts0.31%
- CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK0.29%
- CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK0.29%
- CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK0.29%
- Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe0.28%
- French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.25%
- French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.23%
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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/.
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