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DGS vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and JEMA hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $1.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

JEMA costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points.

DGS vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSJEMA
Expense ratio0.58%0.33%
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEMA as of Oct 9, 2026$1.8bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+33.0%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%39.4%
Below its high5.8%, 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
+33.0%
JEMA total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.33%
JEMA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and JEMA 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS JEMA
WNC CORP 0.19% 0.15%
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.13%
VISUAL PHOTONICS EPITAXY COMPANY LTD 0.08% 0.13%
AP MEMORY TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.20% 0.08%
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93% 0.06%
COMPUTER AGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 0.14% 0.06%
NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO LTD 0.18% 0.06%
GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL COMPANY LTD 0.16% 0.05%
KIWOOM SECURITIES CO LTD 0.34% 0.05%
MARKETECH INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.13% 0.05%
REGIONAL SAB DE CV 0.10% 0.05%
SILERGY CORP 0.19% 0.05%
Only in DGS
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 1.16%
BANCO DEL BAJIO SA 0.97%
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 JEMA
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 16.02%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO 8.84%
SK HYNIX INC COMMON 4.42%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.84%
MEDIATEK INC COMMON 1.78%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.45%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 1.09%
NETEASE INC COMMON STOCK 1.03%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
JEMA
JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree JPMorgan
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +33.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +6.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.33%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%
Holdings 1012 482
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEMA as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.8bn $1.8bn

DGS and JEMA 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 JEMA

JEMA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +33.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% 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 482 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or JEMA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and JEMA +33.0%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or JEMA?
JEMA is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and JEMA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of JEMA 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 ↗JEMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JEMA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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