IEMG vs VUG ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) · Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
IEMG and VUG overlap by 0% by portfolio weight. The remaining 100.0 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 0 stocks;
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
IEMG and VUG share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
No shared stocks were found in the normalized issuer holdings used for this comparison. That result applies only to the holdings files and dates shown above.
Holdings only in IEMG or VUG
IEMG has 2513 fund-only positions representing approximately 97.0 percentage points of reported exposure; VUG has 152 fund-only positions representing approximately 99.9 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in IEMG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | N/A | 12.49% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | N/A | 6.80% |
| SK hynix Inc. | N/A | 5.82% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | N/A | 2.37% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | N/A | 1.82% |
| MediaTek Inc. | N/A | 1.42% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | N/A | 1.02% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | N/A | 0.79% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | N/A | 0.74% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | N/A | 0.71% |
Largest positions only in VUG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 13.31% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 12.32% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 9.09% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 5.54% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 4.59% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 4.40% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 4.39% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 4.15% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 3.47% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 2.60% |
FAQ
How much do IEMG and VUG overlap?
IEMG and VUG have 0% overlap by weight, sharing 0 equity positions (out of 2513 in IEMG and 152 in VUG). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-05-31 for IEMG and 2026-03-31 for VUG.
What does 0% overlap mean?
IEMG and VUG share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do IEMG and VUG both hold?
IEMG and VUG have no shared stock positions in the normalized issuer holdings used for this comparison.
What holdings are different between IEMG and VUG?
IEMG has 2513 positions not found in VUG, while VUG has 152 positions not found in IEMG. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.