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DGS vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and ESGE hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and ESGE returned +26.7% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $6.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF.

ESGE costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; ESGE is 3.9 times larger.

DGS vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSESGE
Expense ratio0.58%0.25%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.8bn$6.9bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+26.7%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexMSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%39.4%
Below its high4.6%, 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
+26.7%
ESGE total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.25%
ESGE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and ESGE 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 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS ESGE
MONETA MONEY BANK AS 0.49% 0.30%
UNITED PLANTATIONS BHD 0.28% 0.21%
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.12%
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%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72%
Only in ESGE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.97%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%
SK HYNIX 5.74%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.40%
MEDIATEK 1.75%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.13%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM 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% +26.7%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 296
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and ESGE as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.8bn $6.9bn

DGS and ESGE 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 ESGE

ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. 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 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or ESGE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and ESGE +26.7%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or ESGE?
ESGE 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 ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of ESGE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
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Where these figures came from
DGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗ESGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGE ↗

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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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