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DEM vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and GEM hold 12% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

GEM costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

DEM vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DEMGEM
Expense ratio0.63%0.35%
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026$3.9bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+27.1%+26.6%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend IndexGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index
Holdings in common12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.2%36.9%
Below its high5.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+27.1%
DEM total return, 1 year
+26.6%
GEM total return, 1 year
0.63%
DEM expense ratio
0.35%
GEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and GEM hold 12% 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.

half

12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DEM GEM
MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 1.53%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 4.04% 0.71%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 2.45% 0.33%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15% 0.30%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.33% 0.26%
STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD 0.70% 0.24%
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.16% 0.23%
GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78% 0.22%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.89% 0.20%
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP 0.77% 0.19%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.74% 0.19%
POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 1.48% 0.19%
Only in DEM
INDUSTRIAL BANK COMPANY LTD 1.18%
HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD 0.77%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PACIFICO SA DE CV 0.55%
MALAYAN BANKING BHD 0.54%
CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY COMPANY LTD 0.53%
SHAANXI COAL INDUSTRY CO LTD 0.40%
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 0.40%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 0.38%
Only in GEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 14.33%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 7.54%
SK HYNIX INC 5.89%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 1.82%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 0.99%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.83%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 0.72%

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On the same fields

DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
GEM
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree Goldman Sachs
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +27.1% +26.6%
Expense ratio 0.63% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 516 743
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.9bn $1.8bn

DEM and GEM 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 GEM

GEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% 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 743 positions, with the top ten at 36.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or GEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and GEM +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or GEM?
GEM is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of GEM 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 ↗GEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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