ETF comparison

EMXCvsESGE

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
57.7%

201 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMXC and ESGE would leave roughly57.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EMXC only 41.9%Shared 57.7%ESGE only 41.0%
In EMXC only
441 positions
Shared
201 positions
In ESGE only
87 positions

Side by side

EMXC

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

iShares · International Emerging

78composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$24.92B
TTM yield
1.94%
Top-10 conc.
44.2%
ESGE

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

iShares · International Emerging

77composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$6.91B
TTM yield
2.09%
Top-10 conc.
39.1%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
75
77
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
93
51
Concentration
58
Tracking quality
EMXCsub-scoreESGE

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

Cost difference

Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.25% vs 0.25%).

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 EMXC vs ESGE.

Top shared holdings

201 shared in total
#HoldingIn EMXCIn ESGEOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited17.94%14.90%14.90%
2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.9.75%8.54%8.54%
3SK hynix Inc.8.35%4.62%4.62%
4MediaTek Inc.2.04%1.50%1.50%
5DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.47%1.43%1.43%
6Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.07%1.23%1.07%
7HDFC BANK LIMITED0.87%0.86%0.86%
8SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.78%0.98%0.78%
9SK Square Co., Ltd.0.75%0.81%0.75%
10RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.83%0.66%0.66%
11HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.1.13%0.63%0.63%
12ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.62%0.56%0.56%

Only in EMXC

441 total
  • VALE S.A.0.58%
  • BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED0.49%
  • ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD.0.48%
  • Saudi Arabian Oil Company0.44%
  • UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.0.43%
  • Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.0.38%
  • Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)0.38%
  • YAGEO CORPORATION0.38%
  • The Saudi National Bank SJSC0.31%
  • OTP Bank Nyrt.0.30%

Only in ESGE

87 total
  • Tencent Holdings Limited2.64%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited1.96%
  • CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION1.21%
  • Lenovo Group Limited0.90%
  • Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.0.63%
  • BYD COMPANY LIMITED0.49%
  • XIAOMI CORPORATION0.49%
  • NETEASE, INC.0.43%
  • INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.41%
  • MEITUAN0.36%

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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.