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SPY vs. IEMG

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG
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Correlation

SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

What is SPY?

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF is a fund that before expenses generally corresponds to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index.

Snapshot
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SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Inception date
Jan 22, 1993
Oct 18, 2012
Expense ratio
0.09%
0.09%
SPY has a higher expense ratio than IEMG by 0%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SPY than IEMG.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
SPY targets investing in US Equities, while IEMG targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Blackrock (iShares)
SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR), while IEMG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$33,257,618,740
$497,040,322
Both SPY and IEMG 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
$400,404,126,565
$70,028,258,238
SPY has more assets under management than IEMG by $330,375,868,327. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while IEMG is based off of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SPY and IEMG use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SPY and IEMG 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
SPY and IEMG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
SPY may issue a K1, while IEMG does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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