ETF comparison

KSAvsSCHE

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF · Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
3.2%

61 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of KSA and SCHE would leave roughly3.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

KSA only 96.1%Shared 3.2%SCHE only 97.0%
In KSA only
56 positions
Shared
61 positions
In SCHE only
2,115 positions

Side by side

KSA

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

iShares · International Emerging

42composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.75%
Net assets
$638.5M
TTM yield
2.70%
Top-10 conc.
58.0%
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

25
Cost
94
75
Tax efficiency
75
48
Liquidity
100
31
Concentration
70
Tracking quality
KSAsub-scoreSCHE

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

Cost difference

SCHE is 69 bps cheaper than KSA. On a $100,000 position that's about $690/yr more in fees for KSA.

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 KSA vs SCHE.

Top shared holdings

61 shared in total
#HoldingIn KSAIn SCHEOverlap
1AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC13.87%0.49%0.49%
2Saudi Arabian Oil Company11.44%0.41%0.41%
3The Saudi National Bank SJSC8.15%0.29%0.29%
4Saudi Telecom Company SJSC5.35%0.21%0.21%
5Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC4.60%0.21%0.21%
6Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SJSC3.29%0.13%0.13%
7ACWA POWER Company SJSC2.67%0.10%0.10%
8Riyad Bank SJSC3.12%0.10%0.10%
9ALINMA BANK SJSC2.78%0.09%0.09%
10Saudi Awwal Bank SJSC2.69%0.08%0.08%
11SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company SJSC1.90%0.08%0.08%
12Etihad Etisalat Company SJSC1.89%0.06%0.06%

Only in KSA

56 total
  • Rasan Information Technology Company SCJSC0.47%
  • Saudi Chemical Holding Company SJSC0.30%
  • East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry LJSC0.28%
  • Retal Urban Development Company SJSC0.26%
  • AL MOAMMAR INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPANY SJSC0.25%
  • National Gas and Industrialization Company SJSC0.25%
  • Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets Company SJSC0.23%
  • Qassim Cement Company SJSC0.23%
  • Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Company SJSC0.23%
  • Saudi Real Estate Company SJSC0.23%

Only in SCHE

2,115 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd17.06%
  • Tencent Holdings Ltd3.15%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd2.57%
  • MediaTek Inc1.88%
  • Delta Electronics Inc1.40%
  • Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd1.04%
  • Reliance Industries Ltd0.88%
  • China Construction Bank Corp0.88%
  • HDFC Bank Ltd0.83%
  • ICICI Bank Ltd0.65%

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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.