Which returned more over the last year, DGS or DVYE?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and DVYE +26.5%.

Which is cheaper, DGS or DVYE?

DVYE is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DGS and DVYE overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DGS vs DVYE: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and DVYE hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and DVYE returned +26.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $1.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF.

DVYE costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; DGS is 1.5 times larger.

DGS vs DVYE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DGS	DVYE
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.8bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+26.5%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index	Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.4%	29.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+17.1%

DGS total return, 1 year

+26.5%

DVYE total return, 1 year

0.58%

DGS expense ratio

0.49%

DVYE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and DVYE hold 3% 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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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DGS DVYE

WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.76% 1.30%

CHICONY ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD 0.42% 0.89%

PERUSAHAAN GAS NEGARA (PERSERO) TBK PT 0.30% 0.45%

BUKIT ASAM (PERSERO) TBK PT 0.22% 0.88%

SITRONIX TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.21% 0.68%

INDO TAMBANGRAYA MEGAH TBK PT 0.20% 0.75%

AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LTD 0.18% 0.27%

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD 0.12% 0.79%

MERRY ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD 0.11% 0.27%

CYRELA BRAZIL REALTY SA 0.10% 0.95%

GRENDENE SA 0.07% 0.45%

SURYA CITRA MEDIA TBK PT 0.03% 0.28%

Only in DGS

INNOLUX CORP 3.24%

GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%

POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 1.16%

BANCO DEL BAJIO SA 0.97%

COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93%

OLD MUTUAL LTD 0.92%

TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72%

Only in DVYE

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 5.01%

EVERGREEN MARINE CORP (TAIWAN) LTD 3.41%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 3.21%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 2.83%

ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA 2.71%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 2.51%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 2.42%

ORLEN 2.38%

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On the same fields

DGS

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

DVYE

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +26.5%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1012 108

Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and DVYE as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.8bn $1.2bn

DGS and DVYE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DGS

DGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% 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 1,012 positions, with the top ten at 11.4%.

About DVYE

DVYE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 108 positions, with the top ten at 29.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or DVYE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and DVYE +26.5%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or DVYE?: DVYE is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and DVYE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of DVYE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗DVYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DVYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DVYE ↗

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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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