EEM vs FLAX
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF against Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Overlap by weight
80%
905 shared positions
Fee gap
53 bp
FLAX is cheaper
1-year return gap
0.5 pts
EEM is ahead
Larger fund
EEM
$29.6B
Side by side
| EEM | FLAX | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin Templeton |
| Category | Emerging Markets | Single Country |
| Expense ratio | 0.72% | 0.19% |
| Assets | $29.6B | $62M |
| Average daily dollar volume | $1.3B | $290K |
| Listed | Apr 7, 2003 | Feb 6, 2018 |
| FrenzyCap score | 64 | 52 |
| 1-month return | −8.0% | −8.8% |
| 3-month return | −1.6% | −2.1% |
| Year to date | +16.2% | +16.3% |
| 1-year return | +15.8% | +15.2% |
| 30-day volatility | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −14.2% | −14.8% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 1.75% | 2.14% |
| Holdings | 1,213 | 1,624 |
| Top 10 weight | 36.3% | 37.4% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | −$2.2B thru May 2026 | $0 thru Jun 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | 24.1% | 36.4% |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data | as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
Largest shared holdings
81% of EEM · 85% of FLAX| Holding | EEM | FLAX |
|---|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | 15.71% | 15.76% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD | 6.45% | 6.47% |
| SK HYNIX | 4.41% | 4.65% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS | 2.78% | 2.87% |
| ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING | 1.94% | 2.23% |
| MEDIATEK | 1.59% | 1.64% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H | 0.91% | 0.98% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE | 0.87% | 0.88% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS | 0.83% | 0.84% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| HDFC BANK | 0.74% | 0.67% |
| RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD | 0.63% | 0.67% |
| ICICI BANK | 0.67% | 0.60% |
| ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING | 0.58% | 0.60% |
| INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF | 0.54% | 0.68% |
| XIAOMI | 0.51% | 0.52% |
| BHARTI AIRTEL LTD | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| BANK OF CHINA LTD H | 0.45% | 0.46% |
| SK SQUARE | 0.45% | 0.44% |
| MEITUAN | 0.42% | 0.47% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP | 0.38% | 0.40% |
| NETEASE | 0.38% | 0.40% |
| ELITE MATERIAL | 0.38% | 0.39% |
| UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY | 0.38% | 0.38% |
Sector mix of the stock holdings
| Sector | EEM | FLAX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | 0.5% | 0.6% | −0.1% |
| Financials | 0.8% | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| Technology | 0.4% | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| Materials | 0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.1% | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| Communication Services | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| Consumer Staples | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| Health Care | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0% |
More: full overlap table · EEM holdings · FLAX holdings
Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.