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EEM vs EEMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEM and EEMV hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned +26.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $31.0bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $3.6bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF.

EEMV costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.0 points; EEM is 8.7 times larger.

EEM vs EEMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMEEMV
Expense ratio0.72%0.25%
Net assets$31.0bn$3.6bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+18.3%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexMSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Holdings in common31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.7%15.7%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 20263.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+26.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+18.3%
EEMV total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.25%
EEMV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and EEMV hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEM EEMV
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92% 1.63%
SK HYNIX 5.60% 1.55%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38% 1.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97% 1.46%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94% 1.73%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84% 0.91%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.63% 0.78%
SK SQUARE 0.58% 0.53%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.52% 0.71%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.50% 1.34%
XIAOMI 0.46% 0.52%
MEDIATEK 1.71% 0.45%
Only in EEM
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.44%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 0.43%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.40%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.38%
MEITUAN 0.37%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 0.37%
NETEASE 0.35%
Only in EEMV
CHINA HUISHAN DAIRY HOLDINGS COMPA 0.00%
US 2YR NOTE DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEMV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +26.3% +18.3%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1189 299
Net assets $31.0bn $3.6bn

EEM and EEMV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,189 positions, with the top ten at 38.7%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About EEMV

EEMV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 299 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or EEMV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +26.3% and EEMV +18.3%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or EEMV?
EEMV is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and EEMV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of EEMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EEM and EEMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEM and EEMV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEM ↗iShares page for EEMV ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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