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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EEM vs INDA: how they differ

EEM and INDA hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares MSCI India ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and INDA hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EEM and INDA both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEEMINDA
HDFC BANK0.66%5.82%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD0.61%5.49%
ICICI BANK0.60%5.39%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD0.43%3.87%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.39%2.40%
INFOSYS0.26%2.37%
AXIS BANK0.23%2.09%
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD0.23%2.03%
BAJAJ FINANCE LTD0.22%1.94%
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD0.22%1.99%
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD0.19%1.71%
STATE BANK OF INDIA0.16%1.39%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EEMOnly in INDA
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE OF INDIA 0.28%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%CASH COLLATERAL USD WFFUT 0.02%
SK HYNIX 6.07%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.71%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

EEM and INDA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
INDA
iShares MSCI India ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isEmerging marketsMSCI India
Total return, 1 year+32.3%−8.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+14.8 pts−26.3 pts
Expense ratio0.72%0.61%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings965168

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 965 positions, with the top ten at 38.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 168 positions, with the top ten at 33.4%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or INDA?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and INDA returned −8.8%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or INDA?
EEM charges 0.72% a year and INDA charges 0.61%, so INDA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and INDA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of INDA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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