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EEM vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEM and XCEM hold 56% of their weight in the same names, and XCEM returned +43.8% over the year. Net assets: $31.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $2.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF.

XCEM costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.5 points; EEM is 14.7 times larger.

EEM vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMXCEM
Expense ratio0.72%0.16%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$30.3bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+43.8%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexBeta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index
Holdings in common56%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.7%37.4%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 20266.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+26.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+43.8%
XCEM total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.16%
XCEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and XCEM hold 56% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

56% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEM XCEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92% 14.94%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38% 9.69%
SK HYNIX 5.60% 4.56%
MEDIATEK 1.71% 1.57%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97% 1.49%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77% 1.05%
HDFC BANK 0.68% 0.91%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.63% 0.90%
ICICI BANK 0.60% 0.85%
SK SQUARE 0.58% 0.94%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.56% 0.81%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.52% 1.40%
Only in EEM
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.50%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.47%
XIAOMI 0.46%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.44%
Only in XCEM
International Holding Co PJSC 0.81%
iShares Semiconductor ETF 0.79%
VanEck Semiconductor ETF 0.78%
United Microelectronics Corp 0.72%
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL 0.59%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 0.53%
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 0.51%
Vale SA 0.49%

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On the same fields

EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
XCEM
Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Columbia
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +26.3% +43.8%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.16%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1189 449
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and XCEM as of Jun 30, 2026 $31.0bn $2.1bn

EEM and XCEM 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 XCEM

XCEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +43.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 449 positions, with the top ten at 37.4%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or XCEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +26.3% and XCEM +43.8%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or XCEM?
XCEM is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and XCEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of XCEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEM ↗XCEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XCEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia website ↗

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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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