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IEMG vs. SQQQ

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG
$--
vs

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
$--

Correlation

-0.61

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Top 10 comparisons with IEMG:
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IEMG
Correlation
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SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
-0.61
SwitchEEMBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF1.00EDCDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares1.00DFAEDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF0.99ESGEiShares Trust - iShare Inc iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF0.99VWOVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF0.99XSOEWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund0.99SPEMSSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF0.99AVEMAmerican Century ETF Trust - Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF0.99SCHESchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF0.99DFEMDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF0.99

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by IEMG and SQQQ:

There are no shared holdings.
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IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

What is IEMG?

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.

Snapshot
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IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Inception date
Oct 18 2012
Feb 09 2010
Expense ratio
0.09%
0.95%
IEMG has a lower expense ratio than SQQQ by 0.86%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in IEMG than SQQQ.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
IEMG targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while SQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
ProShares
IEMG is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while SQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$497,040,322
$2,217,551,125
Both IEMG and SQQQ are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$70,028,258,238
$4,455,851,279
IEMG has more assets under management than SQQQ by $65,572,406,959. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
IEMG is based off of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index, while SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Inverse (-3x)
IEMG uses undefined, while SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x). Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
IEMG and SQQQ both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
IEMG and SQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither IEMG nor SQQQ require a K1.
When ETFs are inversely correlated, they can be used in actively traded strategies (multiple trades per week) to take positions in opposing directions. For example, if you believe IEMG is going to fall, it would make sense to invest in SQQQ, as based on historical data, when IEMG decreases in value, SQQQ tends to increase in value.

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