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DGS vs EMXC: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and EMXC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned +47.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $25.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF.

EMXC costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.2 points; EMXC is 14.6 times larger.

DGS vs EMXC: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSEMXC
Expense ratio0.58%0.25%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.8bn$26.1bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+47.3%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexMSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%43.8%
Below its high7.0%, 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
+47.3%
EMXC total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.25%
EMXC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and EMXC 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.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS EMXC
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.12%
LG INNOTEK COMPANY LTD 0.31% 0.06%
ASSECO POLAND SA 0.20% 0.03%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72% 0.03%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 0.63% 0.03%
UNITED PLANTATIONS BHD 0.28% 0.03%
BUDIMEX SA 0.52% 0.02%
MONETA MONEY BANK AS 0.49% 0.02%
HEXTAR GLOBAL BHD 0.02% 0.08%
LG UPLUS CORP 0.41% 0.01%
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 EMXC
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.81%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 9.19%
SK HYNIX 6.96%
MEDIATEK 2.13%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.21%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.17%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.96%
HDFC BANK 0.83%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
EMXC
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +47.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +50.0% (KEMX)
Gap to its benchmark not available −2.7 pts vs KEMX
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 613
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and EMXC as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.8bn $25.8bn

DGS and EMXC 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 EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +47.3% with distributions reinvested, against +50.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 613 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or EMXC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and EMXC +47.3%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or EMXC?
EMXC is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and EMXC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of EMXC 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 ↗EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMXC ↗

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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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