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IEMG vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

IEMG and XSOE hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned +25.3% over the year. Net assets: $160.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund.

IEMG costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; IEMG is far larger, $160.7bn against $2.2bn.

IEMG vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
IEMGXSOE
Expense ratio0.09%0.32%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$160.7bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+25.3%+24.0%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index
Holdings in common62%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.0%37.3%
Below its high5.3%, high on Jun 22, 20267.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+25.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
+24.0%
XSOE total return, 1 year
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio
0.32%
XSOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

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

half

62% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IEMG XSOE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 14.01% 13.28%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.50% 7.98%
SK HYNIX 4.93% 6.55%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.37% 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.63% 1.75%
MEDIATEK 1.51% 1.58%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.85% 0.78%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.68% 0.73%
HDFC BANK 0.60% 0.89%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.56% 0.65%
ICICI BANK 0.52% 0.66%
SK SQUARE 0.51% 0.75%
Only in IEMG
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.82%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.74%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.44%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.42%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.39%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.37%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 0.37%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.37%
Only in XSOE
MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.76%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) PCL 0.45%
MEITUAN LLC 0.39%
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 0.31%
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD 0.29%
GIGA DEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR INC 0.28%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 0.28%

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On the same fields

IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
XSOE
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares WisdomTree
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +25.3% +24.0%
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.32%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 2869 835
Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 9, 2026 and XSOE as of Jun 30, 2026 $160.2bn $2.2bn

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

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.

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, IEMG or XSOE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +25.3% and XSOE +24.0%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or XSOE?
IEMG is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEMG and XSOE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEMG and 0% of XSOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IEMG ↗XSOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XSOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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