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EMCR vs EMXF

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

EMCRANYSE Arca

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

EMXFANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

EMCR −0.01pt a year

EMCR0.15%EMXF0.16%

Avg volume · 30D

EMXF 2.9×the volume

EMCR2.93KEMXF8.51K

5Y return · a year

EMCR +0.2pt

EMCR+6.7%EMXF+6.5%

EMCR vs EMXF Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+38.0%EMCR+36.8%EMXF

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. EMCR +38.0%. EMXF +36.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%60%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EMCR 0.15%, better
EMXF 0.16%
Fund size
EMCR $56M
EMXF $157M
1Y total return
EMCR +7.1%
EMXF +15.8%, better
Yield (12M)
EMCR 1.62%
EMXF 2.91%, better
Holdings
EMCR 1525
EMXF 586
Avg volume (30D)
EMCR 2.93K sh
EMXF 8.51K sh, better
NAV per share
EMCR $39.92
EMXF $52.30
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EMCR: Cost 84, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 32, Holdings 69, Durability 52. EMXF: Cost 84, Risk 70, Mission 100, Tradability 57, Holdings 78, Durability 49.
Pillar letters and Scores for EMCR, EMXF, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEMCREMXF
Cost30% weightA84A84
Mission25% weightA100A100
Risk15% weightC47A70Higher
Tradability15% weightD32B57Higher
Holdings10% weightB69A78Higher
Durability5% weightC52HigherC49

Rank among Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EMCR and EMXF are both graded against the same 12 Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 12 funds
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EMXF ranks 1st and EMCR 5th of 12 funds in the Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index Category.

  1. Rank 1AEMXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETFScore 79
  2. Rank 2AESGEiShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETFScore 76
  3. Rank 4ALDEMiShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETFScore 72
  4. Rank 5AEMCRXtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETFScore 71
  5. Rank 6BDFSEDimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EMCRAXtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

EMXFAiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

In short

EMCR A carbon-tilted way to own emerging markets wholesale: roughly 1,400 stocks screened for climate commitments, at 0.15% a year when the typical EM fund in its group charges more than triple that.

EMXF The strict end of ESG in emerging markets. EMXF follows an index that demands stronger ESG ratings, screens out a long list of controversial businesses, and caps any single issuer at 5% so no one giant runs the show.

Stated mandate

EMCR The fund seeks to track the performance of the Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR before fees and expenses.

EMXF The fund is designed to follow an emerging-market equity index that emphasizes stronger ESG ratings and applies extensive screens to controversial business activities.

Why people hold it

  • EMCR Charges 0.15% a year against a 0.49% median for its emerging-market peer group, one of the cheapest tickets in the category.
  • Roughly 1,400 names spread across emerging markets, so no single stock or country call carries the portfolio.
  • The mandate is explicit: passive tracking of the Solactive ISS EM Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers index, with the climate and ESG rules written into the prospectus.
  • Undercuts the cohort's better-known tilts on fee: FNDE at 0.39% and XSOE at 0.32%, with EMCR priced under both.
  • EMXF The "Advanced" label means deep screening: an index built on stronger ESG ratings plus extensive exclusions for controversial business activities, not one or two token cuts.ishares.com
  • The index caps each issuer at 5%, which matters in emerging markets, where plain cap-weighted portfolios lean hard on a few chip and tech behemoths.ishares.com
  • 0.16% a year is modest for a heavily screened fund, and it sits below the typical expense ratio in its emerging-markets peer group.
  • Roughly 600 large and mid caps across emerging markets: the screens trim the field without collapsing it into a concentrated handful of names.

Worth knowing

  • EMCR Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the headline fee suggests.
  • The screen reweights the book away from a plain EM index, so its sector and country mix departs from the standard benchmark.
  • Pays on an annual or semiannual schedule, not monthly.
  • EMXF Unscreened emerging-markets trackers such as VWO and SCHE run at a fraction of this expense ratio. The screening is what you are paying for.
  • A smaller, thinly traded fund. Spreads can widen, so the price on screen and the price you get are not always the same thing.
  • Cutting whole slices of the emerging-markets universe means this portfolio can look and behave quite differently from a standard EM index, in either direction.

Full EMCR profile⁠

Full EMXF profile⁠

EMCR vs EMXF Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EMCR vs EMXF Cost

Overpaying EMXF vs EMCR

$205

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EMCR 0.15%

    $3,137

  • EMXF 0.16%

    $3,342

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EMCR 0.15%
  • EMXF 0.16%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530EMXF $3,342EMCR $3,137

Year by year

YearEMCREMXFOverpaying
10$274$292$18
20$1,071$1,141$70
30$3,137$3,342$205

Expense ratio

  • 0.15%EMCR, cheaper
  • 0.16%EMXF
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds
  • Median 0.33%

EMCR cheapest of 12 funds

EMXF 3rd cheapest of 12 funds

EMCR vs EMXF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EMCR 1.62%
EMXF 2.91%, better
Payout (12M)
EMCR $0.64
EMXF $1.53
Last payment
EMCR $0.32
EMXF $0.47
Ex-dividend
EMCR Jun 18, 2026
EMXF Jun 15, 2026
Paid on
EMCR Jun 26, 2026
EMXF Jun 18, 2026
Frequency
EMCR Twice a year
EMXF Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

EMCRTwice a year · 15 paymentsAll EMCR payments⁠
One bar per payment. 15 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2018 $0.04; Jun 28, 2019 $0.41; Dec 18, 2019 $0.47; Jun 26, 2020 $0.25; Dec 18, 2020 $0.29; Jun 25, 2021 $0.35; Dec 17, 2021 $0.25; Jun 24, 2022 $0.34; Dec 16, 2022 $0.44; Jun 23, 2023 $0.25; Dec 15, 2023 $0.29; Dec 20, 2024 $1.89; Jun 20, 2025 $0.57; Dec 19, 2025 $0.33; Jun 18, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2202020232026YTD
EMXFTwice a year · 13 paymentsAll EMXF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 14, 2020 $0.17; Jun 10, 2021 $0.18; Dec 13, 2021 $0.62; Jun 9, 2022 $0.21; Dec 13, 2022 $0.61; Jun 7, 2023 $0.24; Dec 20, 2023 $0.56; Jun 11, 2024 $0.31; Dec 17, 2024 $0.75; Dec 30, 2024 $0.03; Jun 16, 2025 $0.53; Dec 16, 2025 $1.07; Jun 15, 2026 $0.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2202020232026YTD

EMCR vs EMXF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • EMCR
  • EMXF
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: EMCR −32.2% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−30%−20%−10%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EMCR 16.1%EMXF 14.6%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EMCR 0.98EMXF 1.04, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EMCR −32.2%EMXF −30.6%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EMCR 1.10EMXF 0.94

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