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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +20.9% and FRDM +33.5%.

Which is cheaper, DEM or FRDM?

FRDM 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.

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DEM vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DEM returned +20.9% to FRDM's +33.5%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $3.9bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and $3.6bn for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+20.9%

DEM total return, 1 year

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

0.63%

DEM expense ratio

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FRDM costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.6 points; DEM is 1.1 times larger.

DEM vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DEM	FRDM
Return
Measure	DEM	FRDM
Total return, 1 year	+20.9%	+33.5%
Drawdown
Measure	DEM	FRDM
Below its high	5.8%, high on Sep 22, 2026	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DEM	FRDM
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index	not read by ETFIQ
Cost and size
Measure	DEM	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.63%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DEM	FRDM
Holdings in common	14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.2%	56.6%

Method

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and FRDM hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DEM FRDM

MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 5.46%

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15% 1.43%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.16% 0.96%

QUANTA COMPUTER INC 1.58% 0.83%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.74% 1.15%

BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 0.73% 2.66%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.66% 0.79%

FIRSTRAND LTD 0.90% 0.61%

MALAYAN BANKING BHD 0.54% 1.67%

STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD 0.70% 0.49%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78% 0.38%

ADVANCED INFO SERVICE PCL 0.63% 0.32%

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Only in DEM

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 4.04%

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

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.89%

ORLEN SA 1.65%

FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SAB DE CV 1.48%

POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 1.48%

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

INDUSTRIAL BANK COMPANY LTD 1.18%

Only in FRDM

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 13.07%

SK hynix Inc 12.28%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.52%

Latam Airlines Group SA 3.77%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.08%

Vale SA 2.65%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2.50%

Falabella SA 2.17%

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Side by side

DEM WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree Life + Liberty

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.9% +33.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (EEM) +14.3% (GSEE)

Gap to its benchmark +5.9 pts vs EEM +19.2 pts vs GSEE

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 516 126

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.9bn $3.6bn

DEM and FRDM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

DEM

DEM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. 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%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FRDM

FRDM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 126 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or FRDM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +20.9% and FRDM +33.5%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or FRDM?: FRDM 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.
How much do DEM and FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DEM on its own →FRDM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DEM dividend history →DEM holdings →FRDM dividend history →FRDM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree website ↗

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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