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VWO vs IEMG

Two ETFs side by side: fees, returns, performance over time and what each one holds.

Key facts

VWOVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF SharesIEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Expense ratio0.06%0.09%
Fund size$164.7B$160.1B
Distribution yield2.05%2.21%
Net asset value (NAV)$56.77$75.51
CategoryDiversified Emerging MktsDiversified Emerging Mkts
ProviderVanguardiShares
InceptionMar 4, 2005Oct 18, 2012
Fund currencyUSDUSD
ListingListed in the USListed in the US

Returns

VWOIEMGDifference
This year+6.1%+13.6%-7.5 pp
1 year+5.4%+14.2%-8.8 pp
3 years (annualized)+17.8%+21.6%-3.8 pp
5 years (annualized)+4.9%+6.5%-1.6 pp

Total return with dividends reinvested, in the ETF's currency. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Difference in percentage points (first ETF minus second).

Performance
VWO+27.3%IEMG+37.6%

Both lines start at 100. Total return with dividends reinvested, each in its own currency: the exchange-rate effect between currencies is not adjusted.

7 holdings appear in both lists. Overlap of the listed holdings: 21.6%.

Top holdings · VWO
  1. 2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd15.7%
    Also in IEMG
  2. 0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.8%
    Also in IEMG
  3. 9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares2.1%
    Also in IEMG
  4. 2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.9%
    Also in IEMG
  5. 2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.9%
    Also in IEMG
  6. 00939China Construction Bank Corp Class H0.9%
    Also in IEMG
  7. 2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.8%
    Also in IEMG
  8. HDFCBANK.NSHDFC Bank Ltd0.7%
  9. RELIANCE.NSReliance Industries Ltd0.7%
  10. 01398Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Ltd Class H0.6%
Top holdings · IEMG
  1. 2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd13.7%
    Also in VWO
  2. 005930.KQSamsung Electronics Co Ltd6.6%
  3. 000660.KQSK hynix Inc5.2%
  4. 0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.4%
    Also in VWO
  5. 9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares1.6%
    Also in VWO
  6. 2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.6%
    Also in VWO
  7. 2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.8%
    Also in VWO
  8. 005935Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Participating Preferred0.8%
  9. 00939China Construction Bank Corp Class H0.8%
    Also in VWO
  10. 2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.7%
    Also in VWO
Sector weights
  • Technology

    VWO33.8%
    IEMG42.0%
  • Financial services

    VWO19.5%
    IEMG18.1%
  • Consumer cyclical

    VWO9.3%
    IEMG7.8%
  • Industrials

    VWO7.5%
    IEMG7.5%
  • Basic materials

    VWO7.4%
    IEMG6.1%
  • Communication services

    VWO6.4%
    IEMG5.5%
  • Healthcare

    VWO4.1%
    IEMG3.5%
  • Energy

    VWO4.1%
    IEMG3.3%
  • Consumer defensive

    VWO3.2%
    IEMG2.7%
  • Utilities

    VWO2.6%
    IEMG1.9%
  • Real estate

    VWO2.1%
    IEMG1.5%

Fund data from Yahoo Finance; it may be delayed or incomplete. This is not investment advice.

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