ETF comparison
EMXCvsEWY
Both International Emerging.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF · iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Holdings overlap
80 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMXC and EWY would leave roughly28.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EMXC is 34 bps cheaper than EWY. On a $100,000 position that's about $340/yr more in fees for EWY.
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 EWY.
Top shared holdings
80 shared in total| # | Holding | In EMXC | In EWY | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 9.75% | 23.88% | 9.75% |
| 2 | SK hynix Inc. | 8.35% | 30.85% | 8.35% |
| 3 | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD | 0.78% | 3.42% | 0.78% |
| 4 | SK Square Co., Ltd. | 0.75% | 3.08% | 0.75% |
| 5 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 0.63% | 2.43% | 0.63% |
| 6 | KB Financial Group Inc. | 0.36% | 1.40% | 0.36% |
| 7 | DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. | 0.31% | 1.21% | 0.31% |
| 8 | HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD | 0.30% | 1.22% | 0.30% |
| 9 | SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. | 0.27% | 1.14% | 0.27% |
| 10 | SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO.,LTD | 0.27% | 1.03% | 0.27% |
| 11 | KIA CORPORATION | 0.26% | 1.01% | 0.26% |
| 12 | HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. | 0.26% | 1.01% | 0.26% |
Only in EMXC
562 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited17.94%
- MediaTek Inc.2.04%
- DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.47%
- HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.1.13%
- HDFC BANK LIMITED0.87%
- RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.83%
- ICICI BANK LIMITED0.68%
- ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.62%
- VALE S.A.0.58%
- AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC0.52%
Only in EWY
1 total- LOTTE SHOPPING CO.,LTD.0.00%
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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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