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DGS vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and EEM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned +26.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $31.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

DGS costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; EEM is 17.0 times larger.

DGS vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSEEM
Expense ratio0.58%0.72%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.8bn$30.3bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+26.3%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexMSCI Emerging Markets Index
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%38.7%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
+26.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.72%
EEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and EEM hold 0% 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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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS EEM
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.10%
LG INNOTEK COMPANY LTD 0.31% 0.05%
ASSECO POLAND SA 0.20% 0.02%
BUDIMEX SA 0.52% 0.02%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72% 0.02%
MONETA MONEY BANK AS 0.49% 0.02%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 0.63% 0.02%
UNITED PLANTATIONS BHD 0.28% 0.02%
HEXTAR GLOBAL BHD 0.02% 0.06%
HENGAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COMPANY LTD 0.28% 0.01%
LG UPLUS CORP 0.41% 0.01%
ANGEL YEAST CO LTD 0.03% 0.00%
Only in DGS
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%
WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.76%
TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%
REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%
Only in EEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38%
SK HYNIX 5.60%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%
MEDIATEK 1.71%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +26.3%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.72%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 1189
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and EEM as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.8bn $31.0bn

DGS and EEM 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 EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% 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 1,189 positions, with the top ten at 38.7%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or EEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and EEM +26.3%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or EEM?
DGS 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.
How much do DGS and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of EEM 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 ↗EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEM ↗

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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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