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EWX vs IEMG

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF vs iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

EWX

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.65%

Fund size

$717M

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.09%

Fund size

$151.2B

Key differences

  • IEMG costs 0.56% less per year.
  • IEMG is significantly larger than EWX — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • EWX is classified as alternative, while IEMG is equity — different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last 3 years, IEMG has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

EWXIEMG
Annual cost (TER)0.65%0.09%
Fund size (AUM)$717M$151.2B
Since20082012
Dividend yield2.63%2.37%
Asset classalternativeequity
Regionemerging marketsemerging markets
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+28.0%+44.7%
CAGR 3Y+16.4%+21.9%
CAGR 5Y+8.9%+7.7%
Sharpe 3Y0.851.02
Volatility 1Y14.60%19.02%
Max drawdown-43.00%-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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