MSCI Emerging Markets or MSCI EM IMI? Comparison, Returns & Historical Performance
The two indices share 65.3 % of their weight across 1,064 companies, and their daily returns correlate at 1.00. Holding both means buying much of the same thing twice — little is gained in spread, the weights simply shift.
Side by side
| MSCI Emerging Markets | MSCI EM IMI | |
|---|---|---|
| Holdings covered | 1,064 | 2,832 |
| Volatility | 21.8 % | 21.2 % |
| Max drawdown | -18.7 % | -19.0 % |
| Cheapest ETF we cover | SPYM · 0.18 % | IS3N · 0.18 % |
The largest shared positions
| Company | MSCI Emerging Markets | MSCI EM IMI |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 7.17 % | 6.27 % |
| SK hynix Inc. | 6.02 % | 5.27 % |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 2.66 % | 2.33 % |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 1.90 % | 1.66 % |
| MediaTek Inc | 1.74 % | 1.53 % |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Pfd Non-Voting | 0.93 % | 0.81 % |
| Delta Electronics Inc. | 0.85 % | 0.76 % |
| China Construction Bank Corporation Class H | 0.85 % | 0.73 % |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 0.79 % | 0.68 % |
| HDFC Bank Limited | 0.68 % | 0.61 % |
Overlap and shared positions are computed from the holdings of one representative ETF each (SPYM and IS3N); of those we could attribute 77.8 % and 80.3 % of fund weight to individual companies, so real overlap is likely a little higher. The correlation covers 534 shared trading days.
The largest single holdings
MSCI Emerging Markets
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 15.48 %
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 7.17 %
SK hynix Inc. 6.02 %- Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.66 %
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.90 %
MediaTek Inc 1.74 %- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Pfd Non-Voting 0.93 %
Delta Electronics Inc. 0.85 %- China Construction Bank Corporation Class H 0.85 %
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. 0.79 %
MSCI EM IMI
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 13.55 %
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 6.27 %
- SK hynix Inc. 5.27 %
- Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.33 %
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.66 %
- MediaTek Inc 1.53 %
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Pfd Non-Voting 0.81 %
- Delta Electronics Inc. 0.76 %
- China Construction Bank Corporation Class H 0.73 %
- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. 0.68 %
More comparisons with these indices
| Comparison | Overlap |
|---|---|
| MSCI Emerging Markets vs MSCI China | 17 % |
| MSCI ACWI vs MSCI Emerging Markets | 9 % |
| MSCI World vs MSCI Emerging Markets | 0 % |
| S&P 500 vs MSCI Emerging Markets | 0 % |
In the Alysly network
How MSCI Emerging Markets connects to ETFs, indices and neighbouring names — every link is a measured relation, not a recommendation.