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ESGE vs IEMG: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGE and IEMG hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and ESGE returned +26.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $6.9bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF and $160.2bn for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

IEMG costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IEMG is far larger, $160.2bn against $6.9bn.

ESGE vs IEMG: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGEIEMG
Expense ratio0.25%0.09%
Net assets$6.9bn$160.2bn
Total return, 1 year+26.7%+25.3%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus IndexMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)
Holdings in common62%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.4%34.0%
Below its high4.6%, high on Jun 22, 20265.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+26.7%
ESGE total return, 1 year
+25.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
0.25%
ESGE expense ratio
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGE and IEMG hold 62% 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.

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62% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ESGE IEMG
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.97% 14.01%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46% 6.50%
SK HYNIX 5.74% 4.93%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.40% 2.37%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64% 1.63%
MEDIATEK 1.75% 1.51%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.13% 0.85%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.04% 0.82%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21% 0.74%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.68% 0.68%
HDFC BANK 0.79% 0.60%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.70% 0.56%
Only in ESGE
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA REG S GDR LT 0.09%
Only in IEMG
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.39%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 0.37%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 0.37%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.35%
PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.30%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 0.29%
QUANTA COMPUTER 0.21%
THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK 0.21%

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On the same fields

ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year +26.7% +25.3%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 296 2869
Net assets $6.9bn $160.2bn

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

About ESGE

ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. 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 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About IEMG

IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2,869 positions, with the top ten at 34.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGE or IEMG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGE returned +26.7% and IEMG +25.3%.
Which is cheaper, ESGE or IEMG?
IEMG is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGE and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGE and 0% of IEMG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
ESGE and IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGE and IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGE ↗iShares page for IEMG ↗

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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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