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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and EMGF +28.0%.

Which is cheaper, DEM or EMGF?

EMGF is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DEM vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and EMGF hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and EMGF returned +28.0% over the year. Net assets: $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, and $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF.

EMGF costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; DEM is 2.0 times larger.

DEM vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DEM	EMGF
Expense ratio	0.63%	0.26%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.1%	+28.0%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index	STOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor Index
Holdings in common	10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.2%	31.7%
Below its high		6.4%, 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

+28.0%

EMGF total return, 1 year

0.63%

DEM expense ratio

0.26%

EMGF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and EMGF hold 10% 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 EMGF

MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 1.81%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.74% 0.56%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.16% 0.42%

NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.59% 0.35%

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 0.74% 0.34%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.66% 0.32%

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.89% 0.31%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.32% 0.30%

TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 0.29% 0.28%

ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC 0.93% 0.27%

REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP 0.77% 0.27%

AMBEV SA 1.02% 0.24%

Only in DEM

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 4.04%

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%

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.33%

CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY COMPANY LTD 0.85%

SAUDI TELECOM JSC 0.80%

Only in EMGF

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58%

SK HYNIX 4.82%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77%

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On the same fields

DEM

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

EMGF

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +27.1% +28.0%

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.26%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 516 717

Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 $3.9bn $1.9bn

DEM and EMGF 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 EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% 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 717 positions, with the top ten at 31.7%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or EMGF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and EMGF +28.0%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or EMGF?: EMGF is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and EMGF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of EMGF 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 ↗EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗

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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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