ETF comparison

ESGEvsIEMG

Both International Emerging.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF · iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
57.7%

287 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ESGE and IEMG would leave roughly57.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ESGE only 41.0%Shared 57.7%IEMG only 41.8%
In ESGE only
1 positions
Shared
287 positions
In IEMG only
2,380 positions

Side by side

ESGE

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

iShares · International Emerging

77composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$6.91B
TTM yield
2.09%
Top-10 conc.
39.1%
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
76
Tax efficiency
76
93
Liquidity
100
58
Concentration
66
Tracking quality
ESGEsub-scoreIEMG

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

Cost difference

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

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 ESGE vs IEMG.

Top shared holdings

287 shared in total
#HoldingIn ESGEIn IEMGOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited14.90%12.49%12.49%
2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.8.54%6.80%6.80%
3SK hynix Inc.4.62%5.82%4.62%
4Tencent Holdings Limited2.64%2.37%2.37%
5Alibaba Group Holding Limited1.96%1.82%1.82%
6MediaTek Inc.1.50%1.42%1.42%
7DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.43%1.02%1.02%
8Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.23%0.74%0.74%
9CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION1.21%0.71%0.71%
10HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.63%0.79%0.63%
11HDFC BANK LIMITED0.86%0.61%0.61%
12RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.66%0.58%0.58%

Only in ESGE

1 total
  • MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED0.12%

Only in IEMG

2,380 total
  • VALE S.A.0.41%
  • ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD.0.34%
  • BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED0.34%
  • BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.32%
  • Saudi Arabian Oil Company0.30%
  • UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.0.30%
  • YAGEO CORPORATION0.26%
  • Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.0.26%
  • Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)0.26%
  • The Saudi National Bank SJSC0.22%

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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.