ETF comparison
EEM vs EWT
Both International Emerging.
Holdings overlap
77 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EEM and EWT would leave roughly 27.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EWT is 13 bps cheaper than EEM. On a $100,000 position that's about $130/yr more in fees for EEM.
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Top shared holdings
77 shared in total| # | Holding | In EEM | In EWT | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 15.03% | 20.31% | 15.03% |
| 2 | MediaTek Inc. | 1.45% | 6.05% | 1.45% |
| 3 | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0.92% | 3.97% | 0.92% |
| 4 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0.78% | 3.35% | 0.78% |
| 5 | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | 0.50% | 2.62% | 0.50% |
| 6 | ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. | 0.40% | 2.40% | 0.40% |
| 7 | United Microelectronics Corporation | 0.37% | 1.94% | 0.37% |
| 8 | UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 0.34% | 2.20% | 0.34% |
| 9 | Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | 0.31% | 1.67% | 0.31% |
| 10 | NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION | 0.29% | 2.22% | 0.29% |
| 11 | Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd. | 0.28% | 1.91% | 0.28% |
| 12 | CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | 0.28% | 1.47% | 0.28% |
Only in EEM
1,116 total- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 7.16%
- SK hynix Inc. 5.42%
- Tencent Holdings Limited 2.87%
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.94%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.89%
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 0.83%
- HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.70%
- RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.66%
- ICICI BANK LIMITED 0.64%
- SK Square Co., Ltd. 0.56%
Only in EWT
1 total- YA HSIN INDUSTRIAL CO LTD 0.00%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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