ETF comparison
EMXCvsKSA
Both International Emerging.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF · iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
Holdings overlap
33 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EMXC and KSA would leave roughly3.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EMXC is 50 bps cheaper than KSA. On a $100,000 position that's about $500/yr more in fees for KSA.
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 KSA.
Top shared holdings
33 shared in total| # | Holding | In EMXC | In KSA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC | 0.52% | 13.87% | 0.52% |
| 2 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | 0.44% | 11.44% | 0.44% |
| 3 | The Saudi National Bank SJSC | 0.31% | 8.15% | 0.31% |
| 4 | Saudi Telecom Company SJSC | 0.23% | 5.35% | 0.23% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC | 0.20% | 4.60% | 0.20% |
| 6 | Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SJSC | 0.13% | 3.29% | 0.13% |
| 7 | ACWA POWER Company SJSC | 0.11% | 2.67% | 0.11% |
| 8 | Riyad Bank SJSC | 0.10% | 3.12% | 0.10% |
| 9 | ALINMA BANK SJSC | 0.09% | 2.78% | 0.09% |
| 10 | Saudi Awwal Bank SJSC | 0.09% | 2.69% | 0.09% |
| 11 | SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company SJSC | 0.09% | 1.90% | 0.09% |
| 12 | Etihad Etisalat Company SJSC | 0.06% | 1.89% | 0.06% |
Only in EMXC
609 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited17.94%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.9.75%
- SK hynix Inc.8.35%
- MediaTek Inc.2.04%
- DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.47%
- HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.1.13%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.07%
- HDFC BANK LIMITED0.87%
- RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.83%
- SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.78%
Only in KSA
84 total- Electrical Industries Company JSC0.68%
- Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company SJSC0.59%
- Rasan Information Technology Company SCJSC0.47%
- Aldrees Petroleum and Transport Services Company SJSC0.45%
- Sahara International Petrochemical Company SJSC0.43%
- Astra Industrial Group Company SJSC0.42%
- Taiba Investment Company SJSC0.40%
- Saudi Industrial Investment Group Company SJSC0.40%
- Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia SJSC0.39%
- AL RAJHI COMPANY FOR COOPERATIVE INSURANCE SJSC0.37%
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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.