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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and ESGE +26.7%.

Which is cheaper, EEMV or ESGE?

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

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

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

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EEMV vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEMV and ESGE hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and ESGE returned +26.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.6bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and $6.9bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF.

Both cost 0.25% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; ESGE is 1.9 times larger.

EEMV vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EEMV	ESGE
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.25%
Net assets	$3.6bn	$6.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+26.7%
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) Index	MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common	28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.7%	39.4%
Below its high	3.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+18.3%

EEMV total return, 1 year

+26.7%

ESGE total return, 1 year

0.25%

EEMV expense ratio

0.25%

ESGE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEMV and ESGE hold 28% 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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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EEMV ESGE

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.63% 15.97%

SK HYNIX 1.55% 5.74%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.53% 7.46%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46% 1.13%

CHUNGHWA TELECOM LTD 1.31% 1.05%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73% 1.04%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.91% 1.21%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.70%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.71% 0.68%

UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 1.77% 0.68%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34% 0.63%

AL RAJHI BANK 0.61% 0.75%

Only in EEMV

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 1.45%

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 1.40%

TAIWAN COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL HOLDI 1.17%

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 1.06%

TAIWAN MOBILE 1.05%

NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS 0.96%

CHINA YANGTZE POWER LTD A 0.80%

EMIRATES TELECOM 0.77%

Only in ESGE

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64%

B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 0.68%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.65%

YUANTA FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.63%

MOTIVA INFRAESTRUTURA DE MOBILIDAD 0.59%

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 0.54%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP 0.53%

NEPI ROCKCASTLE 0.51%

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On the same fields

EEMV

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF

ESGE

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +26.7%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 299 296

Net assets $3.6bn $6.9bn

EEMV and ESGE 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 ESGE

ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. 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 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. 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, EEMV or ESGE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and ESGE +26.7%.
Which is cheaper, EEMV or ESGE?: Neither: EEMV and ESGE both charge 0.25% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEMV and ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 0% of ESGE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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