ETF comparison

IEMGvsSCHE

Both International Emerging.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
69.0%

1,390 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IEMG and SCHE would leave roughly69.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IEMG only 30.5%Shared 69.0%SCHE only 31.1%
In IEMG only
1,277 positions
Shared
1,390 positions
In SCHE only
786 positions

Side by side

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%
SCHE

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Schwab · International Emerging

88composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$13.00B
TTM yield
2.59%
Top-10 conc.
30.7%

Sub-score comparison

91
Cost
94
76
Tax efficiency
75
100
Liquidity
100
66
Concentration
70
Tracking quality
IEMGsub-scoreSCHE

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

Cost difference

SCHE is 3 bps cheaper than IEMG. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for IEMG.

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 IEMG vs SCHE.

Top shared holdings

1,390 shared in total
#HoldingIn IEMGIn SCHEOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited12.49%17.06%12.49%
2Tencent Holdings Limited2.37%3.15%2.37%
3Alibaba Group Holding Limited1.82%2.57%1.82%
4MediaTek Inc.1.42%1.88%1.42%
5DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.02%1.40%1.02%
6HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.79%1.04%0.79%
7CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.71%0.88%0.71%
8HDFC BANK LIMITED0.61%0.83%0.61%
9RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.58%0.88%0.58%
10ICICI BANK LIMITED0.48%0.65%0.48%
11ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.44%0.59%0.44%
12XIAOMI CORPORATION0.42%0.57%0.42%

Only in IEMG

1,277 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.6.80%
  • SK hynix Inc.5.82%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.74%
  • SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.54%
  • SK Square Co., Ltd.0.53%
  • HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY0.44%
  • Nu Holdings Ltd.0.31%
  • KB Financial Group Inc.0.25%
  • DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.0.22%
  • HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD0.20%

Only in SCHE

786 total
  • State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund0.52%
  • H World Group Ltd0.08%
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd0.07%
  • Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE0.07%
  • Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd0.06%
  • Two Point Zero Group PJSC0.05%
  • Adani Energy Solutions Ltd0.05%
  • Adani Green Energy Ltd0.05%
  • Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC0.04%
  • Itau Unibanco Holding SA0.04%

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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.