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EEMV vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEMV and XCEM hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and XCEM returned +43.8% over the year. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF, and $2.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF.

XCEM costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.5 points; EEMV is 1.8 times larger.

EEMV vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMVXCEM
Expense ratio0.25%0.16%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$3.7bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+43.8%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) IndexBeta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index
Holdings in common23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.7%37.4%
Below its high3.7%, high on Jun 22, 20266.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+18.3%
EEMV total return, 1 year
+43.8%
XCEM total return, 1 year
0.25%
EEMV expense ratio
0.16%
XCEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEMV and XCEM hold 23% 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.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEMV XCEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.63% 14.94%
SK HYNIX 1.55% 4.56%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.53% 9.69%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46% 1.49%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.90%
SAMSUNG SDI LTD 1.56% 0.75%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.71% 1.40%
ELITE MATERIAL 0.71% 0.64%
AL RAJHI BANK 0.61% 0.64%
SK SQUARE 0.53% 0.94%
CHROMA ATE INC 1.18% 0.47%
MEDIATEK 0.45% 1.57%
Only in EEMV
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 1.77%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.61%
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 1.40%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34%
TAIWAN COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL HOLDI 1.17%
ADVANCED INFO SERVICE NON-VOTING D 1.08%
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.08%
Only in XCEM
International Holding Co PJSC 0.81%
iShares Semiconductor ETF 0.79%
VanEck Semiconductor ETF 0.78%
United Microelectronics Corp 0.72%
Unimicron Technology Corp 0.67%
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL 0.59%
Hyundai Motor Co 0.54%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 0.53%

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On the same fields

EEMV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
XCEM
Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Columbia
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.3% +43.8%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.16%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 299 449
Net assets, EEMV as of Oct 9, 2026 and XCEM as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.6bn $2.1bn

EEMV and XCEM 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 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, EEMV or XCEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and XCEM +43.8%.
Which is cheaper, EEMV or XCEM?
XCEM is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEMV and XCEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 0% of XCEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EEMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEMV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEMV ↗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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