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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and EMGF +28.0%.

Which is cheaper, DGS or EMGF?

EMGF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DGS vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and EMGF hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and EMGF returned +28.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF.

EMGF costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.9 points.

DGS vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DGS	EMGF
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.26%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.8bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+28.0%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index	STOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor Index
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.4%	31.7%
Below its high		6.4%, 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

+28.0%

EMGF total return, 1 year

0.58%

DGS expense ratio

0.26%

EMGF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and EMGF hold 2% 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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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DGS EMGF

POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 1.16% 0.15%

NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 0.63% 0.13%

SAMSUNG SECURITIES COMPANY LTD 0.69% 0.12%

ASSECO POLAND SA 0.20% 0.11%

LEENO INDUSTRIAL INC 0.18% 0.11%

LG INNOTEK COMPANY LTD 0.31% 0.10%

INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.09%

ORANGE POLSKA SA 0.38% 0.09%

LS CORP 0.11% 0.07%

COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93% 0.06%

DOOSAN BOBCAT INC 0.21% 0.06%

ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES COMPANY 0.26% 0.06%

Only in DGS

GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%

BANCO DEL BAJIO SA 0.97%

OLD MUTUAL LTD 0.92%

WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.76%

TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72%

REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%

ALIOR BANK SA 0.69%

Only in EMGF

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58%

SK HYNIX 4.82%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%

MEDIATEK 1.81%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02%

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On the same fields

DGS

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

EMGF

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor 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% +28.0%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.26%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1012 717

Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.8bn $1.9bn

DGS and EMGF 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 EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% 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 717 positions, with the top ten at 31.7%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or EMGF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and EMGF +28.0%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or EMGF?: EMGF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and EMGF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of EMGF 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 ↗EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗

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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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