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AAXJ vs IEMG

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF vs iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.72%

Fund size

$3.8B

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.09%

Fund size

$151.2B

Key differences

  • IEMG costs 0.63% less per year.
  • IEMG is significantly larger than AAXJ — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • AAXJ covers asia pacific markets; IEMG covers emerging markets.

Side-by-side comparison

AAXJIEMG
Annual cost (TER)0.72%0.09%
Fund size (AUM)$3.8B$151.2B
Since20082012
Dividend yield1.54%2.37%
Asset classequityequity
Regionasia pacificemerging markets
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+48.0%+44.7%
CAGR 3Y+22.3%+21.9%
CAGR 5Y+6.8%+7.7%
Sharpe 3Y0.971.02
Volatility 1Y19.80%19.02%
Max drawdown-44.52%-38.71%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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