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EMGF vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMGF and ESGE hold 57% of their weight in the same names, and EMGF returned +28.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.9bn for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF and $6.9bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF.

ESGE costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; ESGE is 3.6 times larger.

EMGF vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMGFESGE
Expense ratio0.26%0.25%
Net assets$1.9bn$6.9bn
Total return, 1 year+28.0%+26.7%
What it tracksSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor IndexMSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common57%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.7%39.4%
Below its high6.4%, high on Jun 22, 20264.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
+26.7%
ESGE total return, 1 year
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio
0.25%
ESGE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMGF and ESGE hold 57% 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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57% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EMGF ESGE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48% 15.97%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58% 7.46%
SK HYNIX 4.82% 5.74%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56% 2.40%
MEDIATEK 1.81% 1.75%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85% 1.64%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06% 1.21%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02% 1.13%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.71% 0.70%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77% 0.68%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.67% 1.04%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.76% 0.63%
Only in EMGF
PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.53%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.49%
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS 0.35%
TAIWAN COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL HOLDI 0.35%
GLOBAL UNICHIP 0.34%
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 0.34%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 0.31%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 0.29%
Only in ESGE
MOTIVA INFRAESTRUTURA DE MOBILIDAD 0.59%
LENOVO GROUP 0.46%
VODACOM GROUP LTD 0.45%
HDFC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD 0.43%
CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS 0.40%
MALAYAN BANKING 0.37%
CEMEX CPO 0.34%
CREDICORP LTD 0.34%

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On the same fields

EMGF
iShares Emerging Markets Equity 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 +28.0% +26.7%
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 717 296
Net assets $1.9bn $6.9bn

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

About EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% 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 717 positions, with the top ten at 31.7%. It sat 6.4% 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. 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 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, EMGF or ESGE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMGF returned +28.0% and ESGE +26.7%.
Which is cheaper, EMGF or ESGE?
ESGE is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMGF and ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMGF and 0% of ESGE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EMGF and ESGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMGF and ESGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗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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