DGS vs FNDE: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and FNDE hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and FNDE returned +23.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $9.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

FNDE costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points.

DGS vs FNDE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSFNDE
Expense ratio0.58%0.39%
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and FNDE as of May 31, 2026$1.8bn$9.6bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+23.8%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%27.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
+23.8%
FNDE total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.39%
FNDE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and FNDE 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS FNDE
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.81%
AUO CORP 0.43% 0.29%
WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.76% 0.28%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 1.16% 0.23%
SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.68% 0.15%
THAI OIL PCL 0.23% 0.12%
SIME DARBY BHD 0.31% 0.10%
COUNTRY GARDEN SERVICES HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.20% 0.01%
TURKIYE PETROL RAFINERILERY AS 0.00% 0.28%
Only in DGS
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%
BANCO DEL BAJIO SA 0.97%
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93%
OLD MUTUAL LTD 0.92%
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 FNDE
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.48%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 3.31%
Vale SA 3.03%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.71%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.48%
China Construction Bank Corp 2.38%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.34%
MediaTek Inc 1.79%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
FNDE
Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +23.8%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.39%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 354
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and FNDE as of May 31, 2026 $1.8bn $9.6bn

DGS and FNDE 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 FNDE

FNDE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 354 positions, with the top ten at 27.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or FNDE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and FNDE +23.8%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or FNDE?
FNDE is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and FNDE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of FNDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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