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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 SPYG: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and SPYG 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 SPYG
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%NVIDIA Corp 13.66%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%Microsoft Corp 7.81%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%Apple Inc 5.99%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%Alphabet Inc 5.91%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%Broadcom Inc 5.04%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%Alphabet Inc 4.71%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%Micron Technology Inc 3.67%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%

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 SPYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
SPYG
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isMSCI Emerging Markets ex ChinaSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year+55.5%+17.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+38.0 pts+0.4 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.04%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings662147

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.

SPYG in plain words

SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or SPYG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or SPYG?
EMXC charges 0.25% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 100% of SPYG 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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