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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 XLY: how they differ

EMXC and XLY 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) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and XLY 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 XLY
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%Amazon.com Inc 22.24%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%Tesla Inc 19.66%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%Home Depot Inc/The 5.83%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%McDonald's Corp 4.16%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%TJX Cos Inc/The 3.93%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%Booking Holdings Inc 3.44%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%Lowe's Cos Inc 3.08%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%Starbucks Corp 2.90%

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 XLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
XLY
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isMSCI Emerging Markets ex ChinaConsumer discretionary
Total return, 1 year+55.5%−4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+38.0 pts−21.6 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.08%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings66247

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.

XLY in plain words

XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 47 positions, with the top ten at 69.2%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or XLY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and XLY returned −4.1%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or XLY?
EMXC charges 0.25% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so XLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 100% of XLY 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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