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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and SPEM +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, DGS or SPEM?

SPEM is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DGS vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and SPEM hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and DGS returned +17.1% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $17.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF.

SPEM costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; SPEM is 9.7 times larger.

DGS vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DGS	SPEM
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.8bn	$17.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+13.7%
What it tracks	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index	S&P Emerging BMI Index ?
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.4%	26.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+17.1%

DGS total return, 1 year

+13.7%

SPEM total return, 1 year

0.58%

DGS expense ratio

0.07%

SPEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and SPEM 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 8, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DGS SPEM

POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 1.16% 0.15%

PARQUE ARAUCO SA 0.22% 0.12%

INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.10%

STARK TECHNOLOGY INC 0.09% 0.09%

ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BHD 0.17% 0.09%

ZENITRON CORP 0.13% 0.08%

ORANGE POLSKA SA 0.38% 0.07%

KINSUS INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.23% 0.07%

IOI PROPERTIES GROUP BHD 0.20% 0.06%

HARBIN ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD 0.11% 0.06%

CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO LTD 0.08% 0.06%

ASSECO POLAND SA 0.20% 0.06%

Only in DGS

BANCO DEL BAJIO SA 0.97%

WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.76%

TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72%

ALIOR BANK SA 0.69%

SAMSUNG SECURITIES COMPANY LTD 0.69%

SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.68%

BNK FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.62%

Only in SPEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 15.00%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.58%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 2.02%

MEDIATEK INC 1.88%

DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 1.03%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H 0.96%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.87%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LT 0.77%

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On the same fields

DGS

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer WisdomTree State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +13.7%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1012 2746

Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and SPEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.8bn $17.5bn

DGS and SPEM 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 SPEM

SPEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,746 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or SPEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and SPEM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or SPEM?: SPEM is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and SPEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of SPEM 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 ↗SPEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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