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ETF comparison

EMXC vs IXUS

International Emerging vs International Total.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
22.0 %

628 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMXC and IXUS would leave roughly 22.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EMXC unmatched 77.7% Shared 22.0% IXUS unmatched 77.7%

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.

In EMXC only
14 positions
Shared
628 positions
In IXUS only
3,861 positions

Side by side

EMXC

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

iShares · International Emerging

78 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$25.33B
TTM yield
2.10%
Top-10 conc.
44.2%
IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

iShares · International Total

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$58.76B
TTM yield
3.03%
Top-10 conc.
13.6%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
93
76
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
51
Concentration
95
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Tracking quality
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EMXC sub-score IXUS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

IXUS is 18 bps cheaper than EMXC. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/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 the cost calculator pre-filled with EMXC vs IXUS.

Top shared holdings

628 shared in total
# Holding In EMXC In IXUS Overlap
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 17.94% 4.29% 4.29%
2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 9.75% 1.92% 1.92%
3 SK hynix Inc. 8.35% 1.48% 1.48%
4 MediaTek Inc. 2.04% 0.36% 0.36%
5 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07% 0.24% 0.24%
6 DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47% 0.23% 0.23%
7 HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13% 0.22% 0.22%
8 HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.87% 0.21% 0.21%
9 RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83% 0.20% 0.20%
10 ICICI BANK LIMITED 0.68% 0.18% 0.18%
11 SK Square Co., Ltd. 0.75% 0.15% 0.15%
12 BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED 0.49% 0.14% 0.14%

Only in EMXC

14 total
  • AXIA Energia S.A. 0.03%
  • TMBTHANACHART BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED 0.02%
  • YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 0.02%
  • HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA LIMITED 0.01%
  • Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V. 0.01%
  • PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk 0.01%
  • PT AMMAN MINERAL INTERNASIONAL TBK. 0.01%
  • PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa Tbk 0.00%
  • NESTLE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD 0.00%
  • AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 0.00%

Only in IXUS

3,861 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 1.51%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited 0.88%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%
  • Roche Holding AG 0.72%
  • ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.69%
  • Novartis AG 0.68%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.60%
  • Nestle S.A. 0.60%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.60%
  • SHELL PLC 0.60%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.