ETF comparison

EMXCvsEWY

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF · iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
28.1%

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.

EMXC only 71.6%Shared 28.1%EWY only 71.3%
In EMXC only
562 positions
Shared
80 positions
In EWY only
1 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%
EWY

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

iShares · International Emerging

59composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.59%
Net assets
$27.72B
TTM yield
1.11%
Top-10 conc.
69.7%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
41
77
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
51
Concentration
15
Tracking quality
EMXCsub-scoreEWY

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

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
#HoldingIn EMXCIn EWYOverlap
1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.9.75%23.88%9.75%
2SK hynix Inc.8.35%30.85%8.35%
3SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.78%3.42%0.78%
4SK Square Co., Ltd.0.75%3.08%0.75%
5HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY0.63%2.43%0.63%
6KB Financial Group Inc.0.36%1.40%0.36%
7DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.0.31%1.21%0.31%
8HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD0.30%1.22%0.30%
9SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.0.27%1.14%0.27%
10SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO.,LTD0.27%1.03%0.27%
11KIA CORPORATION0.26%1.01%0.26%
12HANWHA 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/.

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.