Which returned more over the last year, EEMV or EMXC?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and EMXC +47.3%.

Which is cheaper, EEMV or EMXC?

Neither: EEMV and EMXC both charge 0.25% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EEMV and EMXC overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 0% of EMXC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EEMV vs EMXC: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEMV and EMXC hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned +47.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.6bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and $25.8bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF.

Both cost 0.25% a year; their one-year returns differ by 29.0 points; EMXC is 7.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EEMV vs EMXC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EEMV	EMXC
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.25%
Net assets	$3.6bn	$25.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+47.3%
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) Index	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index
Holdings in common	30%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.7%	43.8%
Below its high	3.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026	7.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+18.3%

EEMV total return, 1 year

+47.3%

EMXC total return, 1 year

0.25%

EEMV expense ratio

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEMV and EMXC hold 30% 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.

50%

half

30% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EEMV EMXC

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.63% 19.81%

SK HYNIX 1.55% 6.96%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.53% 9.19%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46% 1.21%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73% 1.17%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.78%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.71% 0.65%

ELITE MATERIAL 0.71% 0.54%

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 1.06% 0.53%

SK SQUARE 0.53% 0.73%

UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 1.77% 0.53%

AL RAJHI BANK 0.61% 0.49%

Only in EEMV

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.61%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34%

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.08%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.91%

CHINA CITIC BANK CORP LTD H 0.81%

CHINA YANGTZE POWER LTD A 0.80%

CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY LTD H 0.69%

NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD A 0.62%

Only in EMXC

ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.55%

UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 0.54%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.50%

NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 0.47%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.47%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.41%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP 0.41%

GRUPO MEXICO B 0.39%

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On the same fields

EEMV

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF

EMXC

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +47.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not published +50.0% (KEMX)

Gap to its benchmark not available −2.7 pts vs KEMX

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 299 613

Net assets $3.6bn $25.8bn

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

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.

About EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +47.3% with distributions reinvested, against +50.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. 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 613 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEMV or EMXC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and EMXC +47.3%.
Which is cheaper, EEMV or EMXC?: Neither: EEMV and EMXC both charge 0.25% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEMV and EMXC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 0% of EMXC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EEMV and EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEMV and EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEMV ↗iShares page for EMXC ↗

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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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