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

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EMXC vs ITOT: how they differ

EMXC and ITOT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and ITOT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMXCOnly in ITOT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%Apple, Inc. 5.82%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%Microsoft Corp. 3.80%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EMXC and ITOT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
ITOT
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI Emerging Markets ex ChinaCore S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year+55.5%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+38.0 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%88.3%
Holdings6622497

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.

ITOT in plain words

ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or ITOT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or ITOT?
EMXC charges 0.25% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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