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DGS vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and GEM hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and GEM returned +26.6% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

GEM costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points.

DGS vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSGEM
Expense ratio0.58%0.35%
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026$1.8bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+26.6%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%36.9%
Below its high5.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
+26.6%
GEM total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.35%
GEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

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

half

1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS GEM
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.18%
LG UPLUS CORP 0.41% 0.17%
MONETA MONEY BANK AS 0.49% 0.10%
HENGAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COMPANY LTD 0.28% 0.08%
TAIWAN BUSINESS BANK 0.10% 0.08%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 0.63% 0.07%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72% 0.05%
ZHEJIANG LONGSHENG GROUP CO LTD 0.40% 0.04%
BANK OF CHANGSHA COMPANY LTD 0.33% 0.04%
ASSECO POLAND SA 0.20% 0.04%
ANGEL YEAST CO LTD 0.03% 0.04%
SINOMINE RESOURCE GROUP CO LTD 0.05% 0.03%
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 GEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 14.33%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 7.54%
SK HYNIX INC 5.89%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 1.82%
MEDIATEK INC 1.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 0.99%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.83%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
GEM
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree Goldman Sachs
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +26.6%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 743
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.8bn $1.8bn

DGS and GEM 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 GEM

GEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% 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 743 positions, with the top ten at 36.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or GEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and GEM +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or GEM?
GEM is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of GEM 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 ↗GEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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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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