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EEM vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEM and ESGE hold 68% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $31.0bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $6.9bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF.

ESGE costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; EEM is 4.5 times larger.

EEMESGE
Expense ratio0.72%0.25%
Net assets$31.0bn$6.9bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+26.7%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexMSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common68%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.9%39.6%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 20264.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

+26.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+26.7%
ESGE total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.25%
ESGE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and ESGE hold 68% 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 8, 2026.

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68% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEM ESGE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 16.02% 16.07%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46% 7.53%
SK HYNIX 5.65% 5.80%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.62% 2.34%
MEDIATEK 1.73% 1.76%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82% 1.61%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.98% 1.14%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.95% 1.05%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84% 1.21%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.78% 0.68%
HDFC BANK 0.66% 0.78%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.63% 0.71%
Only in EEM
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 0.43%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.43%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 0.41%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.40%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 0.34%
PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.33%
QUANTA COMPUTER 0.24%
THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK 0.24%
Only in ESGE
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA REG S GDR LT 0.08%

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On the same fields

EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM 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% +26.7%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +9.0 pts +9.4 pts
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1188 296
Net assets $31.0bn $6.9bn

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

EEM in plain words

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,188 positions, with the top ten at 38.9%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

ESGE in plain words

ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.6%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or ESGE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +26.3% and ESGE +26.7%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or ESGE?
ESGE 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 ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of ESGE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EEM and ESGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEM and ESGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEM ↗iShares page for ESGE ↗

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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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