ESGE vs VWO overlap - what they share and where they differ
ESGE and VWO share 24.4% of their weight across 52 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.
ESGE and VWO
24.4%
52 shared positions
ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 257 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 40.2%·Holdings of ESGE
VWO
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 93% of the fund, 1,791 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 26.6%·Holdings of VWO
Reported positions cover ESGE 97%, VWO 93% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VWO vs ESGE side by side
ESGEiShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
257
stock positions reported to the SEC
67.0% of its weight is in 205 names VWO does not hold
VWOVANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND
1,791
stock positions reported to the SEC
67.6% of its weight is in 1,739 names ESGE does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: ESGE has 4.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| ESGE | VWO | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | May 31, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 257 | 1,791 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 40.2% | 26.6% |
| Largest position | TSM 14.9% | TSM 14.6% |
| Held alone | 205 positions, 67.0% | 1,739 positions, 67.6% |
| Covered by stock positions | 97% | 93% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In ESGE | In VWO | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 14.90% | 14.61% | 14.61% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited | 1.96% | 2.55% | 1.96% |
| HDBHDFC BANK LIMITED | 0.86% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
| RSRELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 0.66% | 0.91% | 0.66% |
| ASXASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | 0.56% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC | 0.43% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| IBNICICI BANK LIMITED | 0.40% | 0.61% | 0.40% |
| INFYINFOSYS LIMITED | 0.51% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| NTESNETEASE, INC. | 0.43% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| MEITUAN | 0.36% | 0.50% | 0.36% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in ESGE
Only in VWO
Questions people ask
Is ESGE the same as VWO?
24.4% of their weight sits in the same 52 holdings. ESGE also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SKHY, TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, which the other does not. VWO also reports TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD, DELTA ELECTRONICS INC, MEDIATEK INC, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between ESGE and VWO 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 ESGE and 93% of VWO, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VWO or ESGE?
ESGE reports 257 stock positions and VWO reports 1,791. 67.0% of ESGE's weight sits in names VWO does not hold, and 67.6% of VWO's weight in names ESGE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 40.2% of ESGE and 26.6% of VWO.
How do ESGE and VWO differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: ESGE has 4.4 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.