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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +28.7% and FRDM +33.5%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or FRDM?

EMXC is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EMXC vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EMXC returned +28.7% to FRDM's +33.5%; 35% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $25.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $3.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+28.7%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMXC costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points.

EMXC vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	FRDM
Return
Measure	EMXC	FRDM
Total return, 1 year	+28.7%	+33.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	FRDM
Below its high	15.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	FRDM
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	not read by ETFIQ
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.49%
Net assets, EMXC as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026	$25.5bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	FRDM
Holdings in common	35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.1%	56.6%

Method

What they share

35%

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and FRDM hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMXC FRDM

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.61% 13.07%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.37% 8.52%

SK HYNIX 6.48% 12.28%

MEDIATEK 1.81% 5.46%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.03% 2.50%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.85% 3.08%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.70% 1.51%

SK SQUARE 0.70% 1.25%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.44% 1.15%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.43% 0.96%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.37% 0.79%

GOLD FIELDS 0.36% 0.52%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMXC

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.16%

HDFC BANK 0.98%

ICICI BANK 0.89%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.89%

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 0.69%

AL RAJHI BANK 0.53%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.52%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 0.48%

Only in FRDM

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA 2.66%

Vale SA 2.65%

Falabella SA 2.17%

Malayan Banking Bhd 1.67%

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA 1.44%

United Microelectronics Corp 1.43%

Public Bank Bhd 0.80%

Parque Arauco SA 0.70%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Life + Liberty

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

Total return, 1 year +28.7% +33.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +33.3% (KEMX) +14.3% (GSEE)

Gap to its benchmark −4.6 pts vs KEMX +19.2 pts vs GSEE

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 739 126

Net assets, EMXC as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 $25.5bn $3.6bn

EMXC and FRDM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +28.7% with distributions reinvested, against +33.3% 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 Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 739 positions, with the top ten at 42.1%. It sat 15.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FRDM

FRDM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 126 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or FRDM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +28.7% and FRDM +33.5%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or FRDM?: EMXC is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EMXC on its own →FRDM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMXC dividend history →EMXC holdings →FRDM dividend history →FRDM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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