ETF comparison
EWW vs SPEM
Both International Emerging.
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF
Holdings overlap
21 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWW and SPEM would leave roughly 2.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SPEM is 43 bps cheaper than EWW. On a $100,000 position that's about $430/yr more in fees for EWW.
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 EWW vs SPEM.
Top shared holdings
21 shared in total| # | Holding | In EWW | In SPEM | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 14.27% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| 2 | Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. | 9.62% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 3 | America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. | 8.09% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 4 | Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. | 7.10% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 5 | Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. | 4.86% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 6 | Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 5.40% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 7 | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 3.72% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 8 | INDUSTRIAS PENOLES, S.A.B. DE C.V. | 4.63% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 9 | Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. | 1.36% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 10 | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. | 2.35% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 11 | Grupo Financiero Inbursa, S.A.B. de C.V. | 1.78% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 12 | Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. | 2.02% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
Only in EWW
19 total- Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. 2.97%
- GRUPO CARSO, S.A.B. DE C.V. 2.05%
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. 1.65%
- Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V. 1.51%
- Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura, S.A.B. de C.V. 1.49%
- Gentera, S.A.B. de C.V. 1.32%
- Banco del Bajio S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple 1.29%
- GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. 1.12%
- QUALITAS CONTROLADORA, S.A.B. DE C.V. 1.05%
- Regional S.A.B. de C.V. 1.00%
Only in SPEM
2,894 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 14.65%
- Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.74%
- MediaTek Inc 1.82%
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.79%
- Delta Electronics Inc 1.13%
- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.93%
- HDFC Bank Ltd 0.83%
- ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 0.82%
- China Construction Bank Corp 0.81%
- Reliance Industries Ltd 0.80%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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