DEM vs JHEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DEM and JHEM hold 17% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $3.9bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and $1.0bn for John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF.
JHEM costs 0.14 points a year less; both returned +27.1% over a year; DEM is 3.8 times larger.
| DEM | JHEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.63% | 0.49% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $3.9bn | $1.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.1% | +27.1% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index | John Hancock Dimensional Emerging Markets Index |
| Holdings in common | 17% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 26.2% | 28.2% |
| Below its high | 4.8%, high on Jun 18, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DEM and JHEM hold 17% 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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17% in common
On the same fields
DEM and JHEM 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 JHEM
JHEM tracks an 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 953 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DEM or JHEM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and JHEM +27.1%.
- Which is cheaper, DEM or JHEM?
- JHEM 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.
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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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