iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF·Financial Services

EMXC removes China's 25% drag from EM exposure, capturing semiconductor and financial strength across Taiwan, South Korea, and India instead. Five-year annualized outperformance of 471 basis points over EEM, with a Sharpe ratio of 0.50 vs. EEM's 0.20, makes the ex-China thesis quantifiable. Key risks include Taiwan Strait concentration (TSMC at 17.79%), India-Pakistan tensions, and fee competition from Vanguard's VEXC at 0.07%.

Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ: EMXC) by 62.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 28,017 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 10,725 shares during the quarter. Flagship

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ: EMXC) by 13.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 115,775 shares of the company's stock after selling 17,914 shares during

Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ: EMXC) by 3.6% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,609,474 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 90,776 shares

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) offers large and mid-cap emerging market exposure while excluding exposure to China. EMXC has outperformed the broader EEM ETF since inception, largely due to its lack of Chinese equity exposure. TSM represents outsized exposure for EMXC and thus forming a view on this stock is key to forming a view on EMXC.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities, excluding China.
Financial Services
Asset Management
2017-07-26
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