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DGS vs JHEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and JHEM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and JHEM returned +27.1% over the year. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $1.8bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund and $1.0bn for John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF.

JHEM costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; DGS is 1.8 times larger.

DGS vs JHEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSJHEM
Expense ratio0.58%0.49%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.8bn$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+27.1%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexJohn Hancock Dimensional Emerging Markets Index
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%28.2%
Below its high4.8%, high on Jun 18, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
+27.1%
JHEM total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.49%
JHEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and JHEM hold 0% 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.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS JHEM
AMMB HOLDINGS BHD 0.58% 0.05%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 0.63% 0.04%
SIME DARBY BHD 0.31% 0.04%
ALIOR BANK SA 0.69% 0.03%
BUDIMEX SA 0.52% 0.03%
HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP 0.09% 0.03%
WESTPORTS HOLDINGS BHD 0.34% 0.03%
INVESTEC LTD 0.45% 0.02%
PPB GROUP BHD 0.18% 0.02%
KIWOOM SECURITIES CO LTD 0.34% 0.02%
360 ONE WAM LTD 0.09% 0.01%
QL RESOURCES BHD 0.11% 0.01%
Only in DGS
INNOLUX CORP 3.24%
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%
Only in JHEM
SK hynix Inc. 7.71%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 5.88%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 4.48%
MediaTek Inc. 2.38%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.23%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.70%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. 1.07%
Yageo Corporation 0.99%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
JHEM
John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree John Hancock
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +27.1%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.49%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 953
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.8bn $1.0bn

DGS and JHEM 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 JHEM

JHEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 953 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or JHEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and JHEM +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or JHEM?
JHEM is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and JHEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of JHEM 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 ↗JHEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JHEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗John Hancock 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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