EEMS vs IEMG: holdings overlap, shared companies and scores
As of September 11, 2026, EEMS and IEMG overlap 12.5% by weight. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS): Small-cap emerging market stocks. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG): Broad emerging market equities.
Updated September 11, 2026
How much do EEMS and IEMG overlap?
As of September 11, 2026, EEMS and IEMG overlap 12.5% by weight.
96% of EEMS is already inside IEMG.
26% of IEMG is already inside EEMS.
EEMS holds 1,671 companies and IEMG holds 2,796; 1,583 are in both.
Computed by ETF Copilot from both funds' holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.
How does ETF Copilot score EEMS and IEMG?
As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EEMS 4.4 out of 10 and IEMG 6.5 out of 10.
They differ most on Quality: EEMS 2.2 and IEMG 8.2.
The five factor scores behind them are set out below, 0–10 and higher is better, ranked against every US equity ETF we track.
| Factor | EEMS | IEMG |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Valuation | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Risk | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| Quality | 2.2 | 8.2 |
| Return | 2.9 | 5.0 |
IEMG is the cheaper of the two at 0.09% a year
As of September 11, 2026, EEMS charges 0.72% a year, yields 2.48% and holds $378M in assets across 1671 positions.
As of September 11, 2026, IEMG charges 0.09% a year, yields 2.35% and holds $163.8B in assets across 2796 positions.
| Measure | EEMS | IEMG |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.72% | 0.09% |
| Dividend yield | 2.48% | 2.35% |
| Assets under management | $378M | $163.8B |
| Holdings | 1671 | 2796 |
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Where EEMS and IEMG trade against their own history
EEMS trades at 15.4 times earnings, against its own median of 13.1, and is more expensive than 88% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.
IEMG trades at 14.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.0, and is more expensive than 78% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.
What do EEMS and IEMG each hold?
What's inside EEMS: Tech 21%, Semiconductors 8%.
7% of EEMS is its ten largest holdings.
What's inside IEMG: Tech 27%, Memory 15%.
34% of IEMG is its ten largest holdings.
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ETF Copilot, “EEMS vs IEMG holdings overlap and scores”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/compare/eems-vs-iemg
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