Which returned more over the last year, DGS or IEMG?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and IEMG +25.3%.

Which is cheaper, DGS or IEMG?

IEMG is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DGS and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of IEMG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DGS vs IEMG: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and IEMG hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned +25.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $160.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

IEMG costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; IEMG is far larger, $160.7bn against $1.8bn.

DGS vs IEMG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DGS	IEMG
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.8bn	$160.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+25.3%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.4%	34.0%
Below its high		5.3%, 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

+25.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

0.58%

DGS expense ratio

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and IEMG hold 4% 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.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DGS IEMG

INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.08%

COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93% 0.06%

AUO CORP 0.43% 0.05%

POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 1.16% 0.05%

ITEQ CORP 0.22% 0.04%

JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO LTD 0.08% 0.04%

LG INNOTEK COMPANY LTD 0.31% 0.04%

SAMSUNG E&A CO LTD 0.34% 0.04%

WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.76% 0.04%

FOSITEK CORP 0.05% 0.03%

KAORI HEAT TREATMENT CO LTD 0.16% 0.03%

L&K ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD 0.42% 0.03%

Only in DGS

BANCO DEL BAJIO SA 0.97%

TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%

AMMB HOLDINGS BHD 0.58%

ENERGISA SA 0.57%

TISCO FINANCIAL GROUP PCL 0.48%

COMPANHIA SANEAMENTO DE MINAS GERAIS SA (COPASA) 0.46%

COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO DO PARANA SA - SANEPAR 0.44%

HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO LTD 0.41%

Only in IEMG

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 14.01%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.50%

SK HYNIX 4.93%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.37%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.63%

MEDIATEK 1.51%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.85%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.82%

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On the same fields

DGS

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +25.3%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1012 2869

Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and IEMG as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.8bn $160.2bn

DGS and IEMG 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 IEMG

IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2,869 positions, with the top ten at 34.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or IEMG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and IEMG +25.3%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or IEMG?: IEMG is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of IEMG 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 ↗IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IEMG ↗

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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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