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DEM vs DFEV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and DFEV hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and DFEV returned +36.0% over the year. Net assets: $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, and $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF.

DFEV costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points.

DEM vs DFEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DEMDFEV
Expense ratio0.63%0.43%
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026$3.9bn$2.0bn
Total return, 1 year+27.1%+36.0%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.2%18.6%
Below its high3.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+27.1%
DEM total return, 1 year
+36.0%
DFEV total return, 1 year
0.63%
DEM expense ratio
0.43%
DFEV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and DFEV hold 20% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DEM DFEV
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 4.04% 2.19%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 2.45% 1.31%
MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 1.17%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.33% 0.97%
ORLEN SA 1.65% 0.75%
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.16% 0.69%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.74% 0.66%
SAUDI NATIONAL BANK (THE) 0.76% 0.62%
QUANTA COMPUTER INC 1.58% 0.56%
CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.66% 0.52%
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD 0.43% 0.41%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15% 0.40%
Only in DEM
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.89%
POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 1.48%
AMBEV SA 1.02%
FIRSTRAND LTD 0.90%
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 0.74%
BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 0.73%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE SAB/DE/CV 0.73%
ADVANCED INFO SERVICE PCL 0.63%
Only in DFEV
SK hynix Inc. 5.71%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1.83%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.71%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.42%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.18%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 0.86%
AXIS BANK LIMITED 0.81%

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On the same fields

DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DFEV
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree Dimensional
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +27.1% +36.0%
Expense ratio 0.63% 0.43%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 516 3512
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.9bn $2.0bn

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

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%.

About DFEV

DFEV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +36.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.43% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,512 positions, with the top ten at 18.6%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or DFEV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and DFEV +36.0%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or DFEV?
DFEV is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and DFEV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of DFEV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
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DEM on its own →DFEV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
DEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗DFEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional 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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