MSCI Emerging Markets or MSCI EM IMI?

The two indices share 65.0 % of their weight across 1,077 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 or MSCI EM IMI?
MSCI Emerging MarketsMSCI EM IMI
Holdings covered1,0772,940
Volatility22.0 %21.4 %
Max drawdown-18.7 %-19.0 %
Cheapest ETF we coverSPYM · 0.18 %IS3N · 0.18 %

The largest shared positions

Shared positions
CompanyMSCI Emerging MarketsMSCI EM IMI
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.6.37 %5.54 %
SK hynix Inc.4.87 %4.24 %
Tencent Holdings Ltd.3.17 %2.75 %
Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.24 %1.95 %
MediaTek Inc1.49 %1.30 %
Delta Electronics Inc.0.84 %0.75 %
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.0.85 %0.74 %
China Construction Bank Corporation Class H0.82 %0.71 %
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Pfd Non-Voting0.82 %0.71 %
HDFC Bank Limited0.72 %0.64 %

Overlap and shared positions are computed from the holdings of one representative ETF each (SPYM and IS3N); of those we could attribute 78.2 % and 80.4 % of fund weight to individual companies, so real overlap is likely a little higher. The correlation covers 504 shared trading days.

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