EMXC vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMXC and XSOE hold 61% 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 $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund.

EMXC costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.3 points; EMXC is 11.9 times larger.

EMXC vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMXCXSOE
Expense ratio0.25%0.32%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$26.1bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+47.3%+24.0%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets ex China IndexWisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index
Holdings in common61%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund43.8%37.3%
Below its high7.0%, high on Jun 22, 20267.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+47.3%
EMXC total return, 1 year
+24.0%
XSOE total return, 1 year
0.25%
EMXC expense ratio
0.32%
XSOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and XSOE 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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61% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EMXC XSOE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.81% 13.28%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 9.19% 7.98%
SK HYNIX 6.96% 6.55%
MEDIATEK 2.13% 1.58%
HDFC BANK 0.83% 0.89%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.21% 0.78%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.96% 0.73%
SK SQUARE 0.73% 0.75%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.70% 0.83%
ICICI BANK 0.73% 0.66%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.65%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.65% 0.70%
Only in EMXC
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.17%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.59%
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%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.48%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.47%
Only in XSOE
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 1.75%
MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.76%
ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT CO LTD 0.66%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 0.64%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.53%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.46%
DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) PCL 0.45%

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On the same fields

EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
XSOE
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +47.3% +24.0%
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% 0.32%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 613 835
Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 9, 2026 and XSOE as of Jun 30, 2026 $25.8bn $2.2bn

EMXC and XSOE 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 XSOE

XSOE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 835 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%. It sat 7.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or XSOE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +47.3% and XSOE +24.0%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or XSOE?
EMXC is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and XSOE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of XSOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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