Which returned more over the last year, CGNG or DEM?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGNG returned +17.9% and DEM +27.1%.

Which is cheaper, CGNG or DEM?

DEM is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do CGNG and DEM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 14% of CGNG and 0% of DEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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CGNG vs DEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGNG and DEM hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and DEM returned +27.1% over the year. Net assets: $3.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Capital Group New Geography Equity ETF, and $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund.

DEM costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points.

CGNG vs DEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGNG	DEM
Expense ratio	0.64%	0.63%
Net assets, CGNG as of Sep 30, 2026 and DEM as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.1bn	$3.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+27.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.8%	26.2%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+17.9%

CGNG total return, 1 year

+27.1%

DEM total return, 1 year

0.64%

CGNG expense ratio

0.63%

DEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGNG and DEM hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGNG DEM

MediaTek Inc 0.85% 6.71%

Hana Financial Group Inc 0.39% 0.32%

Localiza Rent a Car SA 0.34% 0.32%

Weichai Power Co Ltd 0.27% 0.50%

Arca Continental SAB de CV 0.42% 0.26%

FirstRand Ltd 0.21% 0.90%

KT&G Corp 0.20% 0.43%

Vibra Energia SA 0.20% 0.31%

Saudi National Bank/The 0.18% 0.76%

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 0.17% 0.36%

Rumo SA 0.30% 0.17%

Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd 0.08% 0.18%

Only in CGNG

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 10.48%

SK hynix Inc 7.49%

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.80%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.55%

Broadcom Inc 2.14%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.00%

NVIDIA Corp 1.50%

MercadoLibre Inc 1.32%

Only in DEM

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 4.04%

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 2.45%

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.89%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78%

ORLEN SA 1.65%

QUANTA COMPUTER INC 1.58%

FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SAB DE CV 1.48%

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On the same fields

CGNG

Capital Group New Geography Equity ETF

DEM

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group WisdomTree

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +27.1%

Expense ratio 0.64% 0.63%

Already in the S&P 500 13.5% 0.0%

Holdings 239 516

Net assets, CGNG as of Sep 30, 2026 and DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.1bn $3.9bn

CGNG and DEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CGNG

CGNG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.64% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 14% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 239 positions, with the top ten at 32.8%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About DEM

DEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.63% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGNG or DEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGNG returned +17.9% and DEM +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, CGNG or DEM?: DEM is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGNG and DEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 14% of CGNG and 0% of DEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

CGNG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGNG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGNG ↗DEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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