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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and FNDE +23.8%.

Which is cheaper, DEM or FNDE?

FNDE is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DEM vs FNDE: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and FNDE hold 25% 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 $9.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

FNDE costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points.

	DEM	FNDE
Expense ratio	0.63%	0.39%
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and FNDE as of May 31, 2026	$3.9bn	$9.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.1%	+23.8%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.2%	27.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+27.1%

DEM total return, 1 year

+23.8%

FNDE total return, 1 year

0.63%

DEM expense ratio

0.39%

FNDE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and FNDE hold 25% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DEM FNDE

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 4.04% 2.38%

MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 1.79%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 2.45% 1.28%

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15% 1.15%

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.33% 1.11%

INNOLUX CORP 1.14% 0.81%

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.89% 0.74%

EVERGREEN MARINE CORP (TAIWAN) LTD 0.62% 0.61%

PTT PCL 0.57% 0.82%

FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SAB DE CV 1.48% 0.54%

CITIC LTD 0.51% 0.56%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78% 0.46%

Only in DEM

ORLEN SA 1.65%

POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 1.48%

HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD 0.77%

BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 0.73%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE SAB/DE/CV 0.73%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PACIFICO SA DE CV 0.55%

POWSZECHNY ZAKLAD UBEZPIECZEN SA 0.47%

KT&G CORP 0.43%

Only in FNDE

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.48%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 3.31%

Vale SA 3.03%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.71%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.48%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.34%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%

JD.com Inc 1.38%

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On the same fields

DEM

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

FNDE

Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree Schwab

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +27.1% +23.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +9.9 pts +6.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 516 354

Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and FNDE as of May 31, 2026 $3.9bn $9.6bn

DEM and FNDE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DEM in plain words

DEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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%.

FNDE in plain words

FNDE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 354 positions, with the top ten at 27.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or FNDE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and FNDE +23.8%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or FNDE?: FNDE is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and FNDE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of FNDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

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DEM on its own →FNDE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

DEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗FNDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FNDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab 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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