ETF comparison

IEMGvsSPEM

Both International Emerging.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
61.3%

1,485 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IEMG and SPEM would leave roughly61.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IEMG only 38.1%Shared 61.3%SPEM only 38.7%
In IEMG only
1,182 positions
Shared
1,485 positions
In SPEM only
1,431 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%
SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

State Street · International Emerging

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$17.83B
TTM yield
2.49%
Top-10 conc.
27.1%

Sub-score comparison

91
Cost
93
76
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
66
Concentration
76
Tracking quality
IEMGsub-scoreSPEM

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

Cost difference

SPEM is 2 bps cheaper than IEMG. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/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 SPEM.

Top shared holdings

1,485 shared in total
#HoldingIn IEMGIn SPEMOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited12.49%14.65%12.49%
2Tencent Holdings Limited2.37%2.74%2.37%
3Alibaba Group Holding Limited1.82%1.79%1.79%
4MediaTek Inc.1.42%1.82%1.42%
5DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.02%1.13%1.02%
6HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.79%0.93%0.79%
7CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.71%0.81%0.71%
8HDFC BANK LIMITED0.61%0.83%0.61%
9ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.44%0.82%0.44%
10PDD Holdings Inc.0.41%0.46%0.41%
11XIAOMI CORPORATION0.42%0.39%0.39%
12INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.38%0.50%0.38%

Only in IEMG

1,182 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.6.80%
  • SK hynix Inc.5.82%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.74%
  • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.58%
  • SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.54%
  • SK Square Co., Ltd.0.53%
  • HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY0.44%
  • United Microelectronics Corporation0.35%
  • ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC0.33%
  • Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.0.29%

Only in SPEM

1,431 total
  • Reliance Industries Ltd0.80%
  • ICICI Bank Ltd0.71%
  • United Microelectronics Corp0.67%
  • Delta Electronics Thailand PCL0.40%
  • Vale SA0.39%
  • Itau Unibanco Holding SA0.38%
  • Infosys Ltd0.33%
  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd0.28%
  • Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras0.24%
  • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd0.24%

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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.