EWT vs IEMG overlap - what they share and where they differ
EWT and IEMG share 23.2% of their weight across 83 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.
EWT and IEMG
23.2%
83 shared positions
EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 83 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 51.5%·Holdings of EWT
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 1,755 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 34.6%·Holdings of IEMG
Reported positions cover EWT 100%, IEMG 97% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
IEMG vs EWT side by side
EWTiShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
83
stock positions reported to the SEC
0.0% of its weight is in 0 names IEMG does not hold
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
1,755
stock positions reported to the SEC
73.3% of its weight is in 1,672 names EWT does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: EWT has 2.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| EWT | IEMG | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | May 31, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 83 | 1,755 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 51.5% | 34.6% |
| Largest position | TSM 19.3% | TSM 12.5% |
| Held alone | 0 positions, 0.0% | 1,672 positions, 73.3% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 97% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In EWT | In IEMG | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 19.33% | 12.49% | 12.49% |
| MEDIATEK INC. | 7.55% | 1.42% | 1.42% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 5.64% | 1.02% | 1.02% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 4.09% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| ASXASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | 2.86% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| UMCUnited Microelectronics Corporation | 2.25% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. | 2.75% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 2.72% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 2.20% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| YAGEO CORPORATION | 2.15% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in EWT
Nothing among its reported positions that the others do not also hold.
Only in IEMG
Questions people ask
Is EWT the same as IEMG?
23.2% of their weight sits in the same 83 holdings. Among its reported positions, EWT holds nothing the other does not also hold. IEMG also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SKHY, TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between EWT and IEMG measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of EWT and 97% of IEMG, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, IEMG or EWT?
EWT reports 83 stock positions and IEMG reports 1,755. 0.0% of EWT's weight sits in names IEMG does not hold, and 73.3% of IEMG's weight in names EWT does not hold. The ten largest positions are 51.5% of EWT and 34.6% of IEMG.
How do EWT and IEMG differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: EWT has 2.4 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.