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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and EEM +26.3%.

Which is cheaper, DEM or EEM?

DEM is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DEM vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and EEM hold 9% 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 $31.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

DEM costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; EEM is 7.8 times larger.

DEM vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DEM	EEM
Expense ratio	0.63%	0.72%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$30.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.1%	+26.3%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index	MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Holdings in common	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.2%	38.7%
Below its high		6.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+27.1%

DEM total return, 1 year

+26.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

0.63%

DEM expense ratio

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and EEM hold 9% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DEM EEM

MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 1.71%

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.89% 0.34%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.74% 0.33%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.16% 0.29%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.66% 0.27%

QUANTA COMPUTER INC 1.58% 0.24%

SAUDI NATIONAL BANK (THE) 0.76% 0.24%

TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 0.29% 0.24%

FIRSTRAND LTD 0.90% 0.22%

POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 1.48% 0.21%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.32% 0.20%

ORLEN SA 1.65% 0.19%

Only in DEM

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15%

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

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78%

FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SAB DE CV 1.48%

SAUDI TELECOM JSC 0.80%

HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD 0.77%

ADVANCED INFO SERVICE PCL 0.63%

PTT PCL 0.57%

Only in EEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38%

SK HYNIX 5.60%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84%

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On the same fields

DEM

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year +27.1% +26.3%

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.72%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 516 1189

Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and EEM as of Oct 9, 2026 $3.9bn $31.0bn

DEM and EEM 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 EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% 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 1,189 positions, with the top ten at 38.7%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or EEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and EEM +26.3%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or EEM?: DEM is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEM ↗

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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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