ETF comparison

EWYvsIEMG

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF · iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
19.5%

81 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWY and IEMG would leave roughly19.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWY only 79.9%Shared 19.5%IEMG only 79.9%
In EWY only
0 positions
Shared
81 positions
In IEMG only
2,586 positions

Side by side

EWY

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

iShares · International Emerging

59composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.59%
Net assets
$27.72B
TTM yield
1.11%
Top-10 conc.
69.7%
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

41
Cost
91
78
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
15
Concentration
66
Tracking quality
EWYsub-scoreIEMG

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

Cost difference

IEMG is 50 bps cheaper than EWY. On a $100,000 position that's about $500/yr more in fees for EWY.

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 EWY vs IEMG.

Top shared holdings

81 shared in total
#HoldingIn EWYIn IEMGOverlap
1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.23.88%6.80%6.80%
2SK hynix Inc.30.85%5.82%5.82%
3SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD3.42%0.54%0.54%
4SK Square Co., Ltd.3.08%0.53%0.53%
5HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY2.43%0.44%0.44%
6KB Financial Group Inc.1.40%0.25%0.25%
7DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.1.21%0.22%0.22%
8HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD1.22%0.20%0.20%
9SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.1.14%0.19%0.19%
10SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO.,LTD1.03%0.18%0.18%
11HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.1.01%0.18%0.18%
12KIA CORPORATION1.01%0.18%0.18%

Only in EWY

0 total

Every EWY position is also held by IEMG.

Only in IEMG

2,586 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited12.49%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited2.37%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited1.82%
  • MediaTek Inc.1.42%
  • DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.02%
  • HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.79%
  • CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.71%
  • HDFC BANK LIMITED0.61%
  • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.58%
  • ICICI BANK LIMITED0.48%

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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.