DEM vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and EMOP hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, and $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF.

DEM costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points; DEM is 1.8 times larger.

DEM vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
DEMEMOP
Expense ratio0.63%0.70%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$3.9bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+27.1%+31.0%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.2%55.5%
Below its high5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+27.1%
DEM total return, 1 year
+31.0%
EMOP total return, 1 year
0.63%
DEM expense ratio
0.70%
EMOP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and EMOP 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.

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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DEM EMOP
GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78% 2.17%
ORLEN SA 1.65% 2.30%
FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SAB DE CV 1.48% 2.88%
BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 0.73% 0.59%
CHINA MERCHANTS BANK COMPANY LTD 0.33% 2.64%
YUNNAN YUNTIANHUA CO LTD 0.24% 1.02%
YUTONG BUS CO LTD 0.22% 1.35%
AVI LTD 0.21% 0.42%
TIM SA (BRAZIL) 0.27% 0.07%
CHINA CITIC BANK CORP LTD 0.06% 2.33%
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%
QUANTA COMPUTER INC 1.58%
POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 1.48%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.33%
Only in EMOP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 17.14%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 10.63%
SK hynix Inc 8.10%
ICICI Bank Ltd 3.39%
Delta Electronics Inc 3.03%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.63%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2.54%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%

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On the same fields

DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
EMOP
AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +27.1% +31.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +4.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.63% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 2.5%
Holdings 516 56
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.9bn $2.1bn

DEM and EMOP 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 EMOP

EMOP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 55.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or EMOP?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and EMOP +31.0%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or EMOP?
DEM is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and EMOP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 2% of EMOP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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