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DEM vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and DGS hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and DEM returned +27.1% over the year. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $3.9bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and $1.8bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund.

DGS costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; DEM is 2.2 times larger.

DEM vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DEMDGS
Expense ratio0.63%0.58%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$3.9bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+27.1%+17.1%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend IndexWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index
Holdings in common26%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.2%11.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+27.1%
DEM total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
0.63%
DEM expense ratio
0.58%
DGS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and DGS hold 26% 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.

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26% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DEM DGS
INNOLUX CORP 1.14% 3.24%
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 0.40% 1.22%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 0.38% 1.16%
NICHIDENBO CORP 0.37% 0.54%
L&K ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD 0.33% 0.42%
HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD 0.77% 0.32%
WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.30% 0.76%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.28% 0.72%
MAGYAR TELEKOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS NYRT 0.28% 0.37%
SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.28% 0.68%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 0.26% 0.63%
REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.26% 0.70%
Only in DEM
MEDIATEK INC 6.71%
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%
Only in DGS
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93%
TIGER BRANDS LTD 0.60%
WINWAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 0.53%
TISCO FINANCIAL GROUP PCL 0.48%
TEST RESEARCH INC 0.44%
AUO CORP 0.43%
HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO LTD 0.41%
SIGURD MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.40%

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On the same fields

DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree WisdomTree
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +27.1% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.63% 0.58%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 516 1012
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.9bn $1.8bn

DEM and DGS 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 DGS

DGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% 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 1,012 positions, with the top ten at 11.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or DGS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and DGS +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or DGS?
DGS is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and DGS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of DGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DEM and DGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DEM and DGS 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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