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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and XSOE +24.0%.

Which is cheaper, DEM or XSOE?

XSOE is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DEM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

DEM and XSOE hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and DEM returned +27.1% over the year. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $3.9bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and $2.2bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund.

XSOE costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; DEM is 1.8 times larger.

DEM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DEM	XSOE
Expense ratio	0.63%	0.32%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.1%	+24.0%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index	WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index
Holdings in common	10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.2%	37.3%
Below its high		7.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+27.1%

DEM total return, 1 year

+24.0%

XSOE total return, 1 year

0.63%

DEM expense ratio

0.32%

XSOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DEM and XSOE hold 10% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DEM XSOE

MEDIATEK INC 6.71% 1.58%

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 3.15% 0.53%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.16% 0.40%

FIRSTRAND LTD 0.90% 0.39%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.74% 0.35%

STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD 0.70% 0.33%

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.33% 0.31%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.66% 0.27%

QUANTA COMPUTER INC 1.58% 0.27%

TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 0.29% 0.23%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.78% 0.22%

YUANTA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 0.22% 0.26%

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%

POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA 1.48%

INDUSTRIAL BANK COMPANY LTD 1.18%

CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY COMPANY LTD 0.85%

SAUDI TELECOM JSC 0.80%

Only in XSOE

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 13.28%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 7.98%

SK HYNIX INC 6.55%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.59%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 1.75%

AL RAJHI BANK 1.09%

HDFC BANK LTD 0.89%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.83%

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On the same fields

DEM

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

XSOE

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree WisdomTree

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +27.1% +24.0%

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.32%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 516 835

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.9bn $2.2bn

DEM and XSOE 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 XSOE

XSOE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 835 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%. It sat 7.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DEM or XSOE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DEM returned +27.1% and XSOE +24.0%.
Which is cheaper, DEM or XSOE?: XSOE is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DEM and XSOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DEM and 0% of XSOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DEM and XSOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DEM and XSOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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