EEM vs IWM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF vs iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Quick take
  • IWM has the lower expense ratio at 0.19% vs 0.72% for EEM.
  • EEM pays a higher dividend yield (1.63%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEEMIWM
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.72%0.19%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.63%0.88%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$30.32B$82.97B
YTD return
21.67%19.72%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.031.26
P/E ratio
17.2118.42
Last price
$66.78$297.24
Inception
Issuer
iSharesiShares

EEM top holdings

Top holdings · EEM
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd15.05%
005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd8.14%
000660.KSSK Hynix Inc7.63%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.73%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares1.60%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.55%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.96%
005935Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Participating Preferred0.89%
402340.KSSK Square0.82%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.78%
Sector breakdown · EEM
Real Estate0.9%
Consumer Cyclical7.4%
Basic Materials5.4%
Consumer Defensive2.5%
Technology45.9%
Communication Services6.0%
Financial Services18.2%
Utilities1.8%
Industrials6.2%
Energy3.2%
Healthcare2.5%

IWM top holdings

Top holdings · IWM
MOG-AMoog Inc Class A0.38%
HUTHut 8 Corp0.37%
VSATViasat Inc0.35%
BTSGBrightSpring Health Services Inc0.35%
CYTKCytokinetics Inc0.35%
MXLMaxLinear Inc0.34%
AGXArgan Inc0.34%
UMBFUMB Financial Corp0.33%
FROGJFrog Ltd Ordinary Shares0.31%
RIOTRiot Platforms Inc0.30%
Sector breakdown · IWM
Real Estate6.6%
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials4.4%
Consumer Defensive2.6%
Technology14.8%
Communication Services2.2%
Financial Services17.5%
Utilities2.7%
Industrials14.2%
Energy5.5%
Healthcare20.3%

About EEM

EEM (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF) is Liquid emerging-market equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $30.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.72%, a dividend yield of 1.63%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 15.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.9%.

About IWM

IWM (iShares Russell 2000 ETF) is US small-cap stocks (Russell 2000). Managed by iShares, the fund carries $83.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.19%, a dividend yield of 0.88%. Its largest holding is Moog Inc Class A (MOG-A), which represents 0.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 6.6%.