EEM vs EMXC overlap - what they share and where they differ

EEM and EMXC share 77.7% of their weight across 579 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

EEM and EMXC

77.7%

579 shared positions

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 911 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 39.5%·Holdings of EEM

EMXC

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 582 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 45.0%·Holdings of EMXC

Reported positions cover EEM 97%, EMXC 98% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

EMXC vs EEM side by side

EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

911

stock positions reported to the SEC

19.3% of its weight is in 332 names EMXC does not hold

EMXCiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

582

stock positions reported to the SEC

0.1% of its weight is in 3 names EEM does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

EEM
EMXC
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
25.7%
28.3%
Financial Services
3.0%
3.7%
Basic Materials
1.7%
2.1%
Consumer Cyclical
1.5%
1.0%
Energy
0.7%
0.8%

The widest gap is Technology: EMXC has 2.6 points more of it.

The figures side by side

EEMEMXC
Filing dateMay 31, 2026May 31, 2026
Stock positions reported911582
Weight of the ten largest39.5%45.0%
Largest positionTSM 14.3%TSM 17.9%
Held alone332 positions, 19.3%3 positions, 0.1%
Covered by stock positions97%98%

Holdings they share

StockIn EEMIn EMXCCounted
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited14.26%17.94%14.26%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.8.61%10.82%8.61%
SKHYSK hynix Inc.6.64%8.35%6.64%
MEDIATEK INC.1.62%2.04%1.62%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.17%1.47%1.17%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.90%1.13%0.90%
HDBHDFC BANK LIMITED0.70%0.87%0.70%
RSRELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.66%0.83%0.66%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.62%0.78%0.62%
SK SQUARE CO., LTD.0.60%0.75%0.60%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in EEM

TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED2.71%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited2.08%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.82%
XIAOMI CORPORATION0.48%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.46%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD.0.44%
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.38%
MEITUAN0.38%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED0.37%
NTESNETEASE, INC.0.33%

Only in EMXC

FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPORATION0.03%
YTL CORPORATION BERHAD0.02%
MR D.I.Y. GROUP (M) BERHAD0.01%

Questions people ask

Is EEM the same as EMXC?

77.7% of their weight sits in the same 579 holdings. EEM also reports TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, BABA, CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION, which the other does not. EMXC also reports FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPORATION, YTL CORPORATION BERHAD, MR D.I.Y. GROUP (M) BERHAD, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between EEM and EMXC measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 97% of EEM and 98% of EMXC, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, EMXC or EEM?

EEM reports 911 stock positions and EMXC reports 582. 19.3% of EEM's weight sits in names EMXC does not hold, and 0.1% of EMXC's weight in names EEM does not hold. The ten largest positions are 39.5% of EEM and 45.0% of EMXC.

How do EEM and EMXC differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: EMXC has 2.6 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.