DEM vs DVYE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DEM and DVYE hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and DEM returned +27.1% over the year. Net assets: $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, and $1.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF.
DVYE costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; DEM is 3.3 times larger.
| DEM | DVYE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.63% | 0.49% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $3.9bn | $1.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.1% | +26.5% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index | Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index |
| Holdings in common | 7% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 26.2% | 29.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DEM and DVYE hold 7% 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 Oct 9, 2026.
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7% in common
On the same fields
DEM and DVYE 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 DVYE
DVYE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 108 positions, with the top ten at 29.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DEM or DVYE?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and DVYE +26.5%.
- Which is cheaper, DEM or DVYE?
- DVYE is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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