IEMG vs VXUS ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) · Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
IEMG and VXUS overlap by 29.4% by portfolio weight. The remaining 70.6 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 2398 stocks; the largest shared position is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ticker unavailable), contributing 3.93% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
IEMG and VXUS 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
| Company | Ticker | in IEMG | in VXUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | N/A | 12.49% | 3.93% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | N/A | 6.80% | 1.65% |
| SK hynix Inc. | N/A | 5.82% | 1.12% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | N/A | 2.37% | 0.87% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | N/A | 1.82% | 0.69% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | N/A | 1.02% | 0.31% |
| MediaTek Inc. | N/A | 1.42% | 0.28% |
| RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | N/A | 0.58% | 0.24% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | N/A | 0.71% | 0.23% |
| HDFC BANK LIMITED | N/A | 0.61% | 0.22% |
Holdings only in IEMG or VXUS
IEMG has 115 fund-only positions representing approximately 3.0 percentage points of reported exposure; VXUS has 6235 fund-only positions representing approximately 68.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | N/A | 0.74% |
| Nu Holdings Ltd. | NU | 0.31% |
| Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. | N/A | 0.29% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) | N/A | 0.26% |
| CREDICORP LTD. | BAP | 0.16% |
| HonPrecision Inc | N/A | 0.15% |
| Banco Bradesco S.A. | N/A | 0.13% |
| SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION | SCCO | 0.12% |
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. | N/A | 0.08% |
| Grupo Cibest S.A. | N/A | 0.05% |
Largest positions only in VXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | N/A | 1.30% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 0.73% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.67% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | N/A | 0.66% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 0.66% |
| Nestle SA | N/A | 0.61% |
| Shell PLC | N/A | 0.60% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.59% |
| Siemens AG | N/A | 0.51% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | N/A | 0.49% |
FAQ
How much do IEMG and VXUS overlap?
IEMG and VXUS have 29.4% overlap by weight, sharing 2398 equity positions (out of 2513 in IEMG and 8633 in VXUS). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-05-31 for IEMG and 2026-04-30 for VXUS.
What does 29.4% overlap mean?
IEMG and VXUS 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 VXUS both hold?
The largest shared positions are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SK hynix Inc., Tencent Holdings Limited, Alibaba Group Holding Limited. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IEMG and VXUS?
IEMG has 115 positions not found in VXUS, while VXUS has 6235 positions not found in IEMG. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.