DGS vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGS and EMOP hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF.
DGS costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.9 points; EMOP is 1.2 times larger.
| DGS | EMOP | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.70% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.8bn | $2.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +31.0% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 1% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 11.4% | 55.5% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGS and EMOP hold 1% 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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1% in common
On the same fields
DGS and EMOP 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 EMOP
EMOP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 55.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGS or EMOP?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and EMOP +31.0%.
- Which is cheaper, DGS or EMOP?
- DGS is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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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