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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +47.3% and ESGE +26.7%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or ESGE?

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

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

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

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EMXC vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMXC and ESGE hold 61% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned +47.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $25.8bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and $6.9bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF.

Both cost 0.25% a year; their one-year returns differ by 20.6 points; EMXC is 3.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EMXC vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EMXC	ESGE
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.25%
Net assets	$25.8bn	$6.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+47.3%	+26.7%
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common	61%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43.8%	39.4%
Below its high	7.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+47.3%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+26.7%

ESGE total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.25%

ESGE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and ESGE hold 61% 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

61% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EMXC ESGE

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.81% 15.97%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 9.19% 7.46%

SK HYNIX 6.96% 5.74%

MEDIATEK 2.13% 1.75%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.21% 1.13%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.17% 1.04%

HDFC BANK 0.83% 0.79%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.70%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.96% 0.68%

SK SQUARE 0.73% 0.67%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.65% 0.68%

ICICI BANK 0.73% 0.53%

Only in EMXC

ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.55%

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 0.53%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 0.52%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.50%

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 0.41%

THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK 0.30%

QUANTA COMPUTER 0.29%

KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE 0.28%

Only in ESGE

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.40%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.63%

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 0.54%

NETEASE 0.48%

LENOVO GROUP 0.46%

XIAOMI 0.42%

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On the same fields

EMXC

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

ESGE

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +47.3% +26.7%

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

Gap to its benchmark −2.7 pts vs KEMX not available

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 613 296

Net assets $25.8bn $6.9bn

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

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. 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 613 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%. It sat 7.0% 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, EMXC or ESGE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +47.3% and ESGE +26.7%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or ESGE?: Neither: EMXC and ESGE both charge 0.25% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of ESGE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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