DEM vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and JEMA hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets: $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, and $1.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

JEMA costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

DEM vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
DEMJEMA
Expense ratio0.63%0.33%
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEMA as of Oct 9, 2026$3.9bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+27.1%+33.0%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.2%39.4%
Below its high5.8%, 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
+33.0%
JEMA total return, 1 year
0.63%
DEM expense ratio
0.33%
JEMA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and JEMA hold 11% 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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11% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DEM JEMA
MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 1.78%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.33% 0.69%
GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78% 0.57%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 4.04% 0.40%
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.16% 0.40%
AXIA ENERGIA SA 0.61% 0.38%
QUANTA COMPUTER INC 1.58% 0.37%
SAUDI NATIONAL BANK (THE) 0.76% 0.36%
CHINA MERCHANTS BANK COMPANY LTD 0.33% 0.67%
H WORLD GROUP LTD 0.33% 0.54%
HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.32% 0.38%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15% 0.26%
Only in DEM
INDUSTRIAL BANK COMPANY LTD 1.18%
AMBEV SA 1.02%
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC 0.93%
HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD 0.77%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.74%
EVERGREEN MARINE CORP (TAIWAN) LTD 0.62%
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.59%
PTT PCL 0.57%
Only in JEMA
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 16.02%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO 8.84%
SK HYNIX INC COMMON 4.42%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.84%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.45%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 1.09%
NETEASE INC COMMON STOCK 1.03%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA 1.00%

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On the same fields

DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
JEMA
JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +27.1% +33.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +6.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.63% 0.33%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%
Holdings 516 482
Net assets, DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEMA as of Oct 9, 2026 $3.9bn $1.8bn

DEM and JEMA 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 JEMA

JEMA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +33.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% 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 482 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or JEMA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and JEMA +33.0%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or JEMA?
JEMA is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and JEMA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of JEMA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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