ETF comparison

EMXCvsIEMG

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF · iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
69.4%

642 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMXC and IEMG would leave roughly69.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EMXC only 30.3%Shared 69.4%IEMG only 30.1%
In EMXC only
0 positions
Shared
642 positions
In IEMG only
2,025 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%
IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares · International Emerging

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.090%
Net assets
$160.90B
TTM yield
2.20%
Top-10 conc.
34.0%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
91
77
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
51
Concentration
66
Tracking quality
EMXCsub-scoreIEMG

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

Cost difference

IEMG is 16 bps cheaper than EMXC. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/yr more in fees for EMXC.

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 IEMG.

Top shared holdings

642 shared in total
#HoldingIn EMXCIn IEMGOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited17.94%12.49%12.49%
2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.9.75%6.80%6.80%
3SK hynix Inc.8.35%5.82%5.82%
4MediaTek Inc.2.04%1.42%1.42%
5DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.47%1.02%1.02%
6HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.1.13%0.79%0.79%
7Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.07%0.74%0.74%
8HDFC BANK LIMITED0.87%0.61%0.61%
9RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.83%0.58%0.58%
10SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.78%0.54%0.54%
11SK Square Co., Ltd.0.75%0.53%0.53%
12ICICI BANK LIMITED0.68%0.48%0.48%

Only in EMXC

0 total

Every EMXC position is also held by IEMG.

Only in IEMG

2,025 total
  • Tencent Holdings Limited2.37%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited1.82%
  • CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.71%
  • XIAOMI CORPORATION0.42%
  • PDD Holdings Inc.0.41%
  • INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.38%
  • Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.0.35%
  • MEITUAN0.33%
  • BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.32%
  • BYD COMPANY LIMITED0.29%

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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.