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EMGF vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMGF and XCEM hold 48% of their weight in the same names, and XCEM returned +43.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF, and $2.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF.

XCEM costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.8 points.

EMGF vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMGFXCEM
Expense ratio0.26%0.16%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.9bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+28.0%+43.8%
What it tracksSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor IndexBeta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index
Holdings in common48%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.7%37.4%
Below its high6.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
+43.8%
XCEM total return, 1 year
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio
0.16%
XCEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMGF and XCEM hold 48% 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

48% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EMGF XCEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48% 14.94%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58% 9.69%
SK HYNIX 4.82% 4.56%
MEDIATEK 1.81% 1.57%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02% 1.49%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77% 1.05%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.71% 0.90%
SK SQUARE 0.57% 0.94%
ICICI BANK 0.56% 0.85%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.51% 1.40%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.48% 0.81%
ELITE MATERIAL 0.47% 0.64%
Only in EMGF
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.76%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.67%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.65%
PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.53%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.49%
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

EMGF
iShares Emerging Markets Equity 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 +28.0% +43.8%
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.16%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 717 449
Net assets, EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 and XCEM as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.9bn $2.1bn

EMGF and XCEM 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 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%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMGF or XCEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMGF returned +28.0% and XCEM +43.8%.
Which is cheaper, EMGF or XCEM?
XCEM is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMGF and XCEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMGF and 0% of XCEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗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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