EEM has a tighter bid/ask spread of 2.3 cents compared to 2.8 cents on IEMG, according to Bloomberg.
IEMG, which has added over $1.5 billion in new assets this year, is up 11.1% year-to-date. The core offering allocates a combined 55.6% of its weight to China, South Korea, Taiwan and Brazil. Those countries combine for about 55.8% of EEM, according to iShares data.
Last month, iShares doubled the size of its core lineup to 20 ETFs. [iShares Makes Major Additions to Core Lineup]
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of Apple, EEM, IEMG, IWM and SPY.