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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +47.3% and GEM +26.6%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or GEM?

EMXC 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 EMXC and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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EMXC vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMXC and GEM hold 58% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned +47.3% over the year. Net assets: $25.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

EMXC costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points; EMXC is 14.6 times larger.

EMXC vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EMXC	GEM
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$25.6bn	$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+47.3%	+26.6%
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index
Holdings in common	58%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43.8%	36.9%
Below its high	7.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026	5.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+47.3%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+26.6%

GEM total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.35%

GEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and GEM hold 58% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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58% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EMXC GEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.81% 14.33%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 9.19% 7.54%

SK HYNIX 6.96% 5.89%

MEDIATEK 2.13% 1.53%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.21% 0.99%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.65% 0.72%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.96% 0.52%

HDFC BANK 0.83% 0.50%

ICICI BANK 0.73% 0.44%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.70% 0.41%

ELITE MATERIAL 0.54% 0.34%

AL RAJHI BANK 0.49% 0.31%

Only in EMXC

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.17%

ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.55%

UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.53%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 0.52%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.50%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.47%

GRUPO MEXICO B 0.39%

DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) NON-V 0.25%

Only in GEM

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.59%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 1.82%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.83%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 0.71%

ISHARES INC 0.56%

PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.34%

XIAOMI CORP 0.33%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 0.33%

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On the same fields

EMXC

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

GEM

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Goldman Sachs

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

Total return, 1 year +47.3% +26.6%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 613 743

Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 9, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $25.8bn $1.8bn

EMXC and GEM 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 GEM

GEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 743 positions, with the top ten at 36.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or GEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +47.3% and GEM +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or GEM?: EMXC 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 EMXC and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of GEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMXC ↗GEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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