Which returned more over the last year, EEM or EMXC?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and EMXC returned +55.5%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EEM or EMXC?

EEM charges 0.72% a year and EMXC charges 0.25%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EEM and EMXC overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of EMXC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 73% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EEM vs EMXC: how they differ

EEM and EMXC hold 73% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and EMXC hold 73% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EEM and EMXC both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EEM	EMXC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa	14.28%	17.97%
SK hynix Inc.	6.65%	8.37%
MediaTek Inc.	1.62%	2.04%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.	1.17%	1.47%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.	0.90%	1.13%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	0.85%	1.07%
HDFC BANK LIMITED	0.70%	0.88%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED	0.66%	0.83%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD	0.62%	0.78%
SK Square Co., Ltd.	0.60%	0.75%
ICICI BANK LIMITED	0.55%	0.69%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.	0.50%	0.62%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EEM	Only in EMXC
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.71%	PROLOGIS PROPERTY MEXICO SA DE CV 0.04%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 2.08%	UN. ARAB EMIRATES DIRHAM 0.00%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 0.48%
PDD Holdings Inc. 0.47%
MEITUAN 0.38%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 0.34%
NETEASE, INC. 0.33%
BAIDU, INC. 0.29%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

EEM and EMXC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Emerging markets	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China
Total return, 1 year	+32.3%	+55.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.8 pts	+38.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.25%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	1245	662

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1245 positions, with the top ten at 38.9%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 662 positions, with the top ten at 44.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or EMXC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and EMXC returned +55.5%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or EMXC?: EEM charges 0.72% a year and EMXC charges 0.25%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and EMXC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of EMXC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 73% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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