ETF comparison
EMLC vs IAGG
Both International Bond.
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF · iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
212 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMLC and IAGG would leave roughly 6.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
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 the cost calculator pre-filled with EMLC vs IAGG.
Top shared holdings
212 shared in total| # | Holding | In EMLC | In IAGG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.18% | 0.45% | 0.18% |
| 2 | POLAND GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.40% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 3 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.23% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| 4 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.17% | 1.11% | 0.17% |
| 5 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.16% | 0.54% | 0.16% |
| 6 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.15% | 0.42% | 0.15% |
| 7 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| 8 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.13% | 0.55% | 0.13% |
| 9 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 10 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.11% | 0.70% | 0.11% |
| 11 | CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 12 | MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT | 0.68% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
Only in EMLC
285 total- NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL 0.90%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 0.84%
- NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL 0.72%
- LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL 0.70%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 0.68%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 0.61%
- TITULOS DE TESORERIA 0.60%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 0.59%
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 0.59%
- LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL 0.58%
Only in IAGG
7,915 total- CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.76%
- Bundesobligation 0.43%
- CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK 0.35%
- Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe 0.32%
- French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.32%
- U.K. Gilts 0.25%
- U.K. Gilts 0.25%
- FRANCE (GOVT OF) 0.25%
- French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.23%
- AGRICUL DEV BANK CHINA 0.22%
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- IAGG vs GOVT · iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 0.0%
- IAGG vs PCY · Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF 0.0%
- IAGG vs SCHP · Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF 0.0%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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