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DGS vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and VWO hold 5% 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 $125.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.

VWO costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

DGS vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSVWO
Expense ratio0.58%0.06%
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026$1.8bn$125.4bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+12.1%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexFTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%28.9%

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

+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
+12.1%
VWO total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.06%
VWO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and VWO hold 5% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

half

5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS VWO
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.09%
KINSUS INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.23% 0.07%
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93% 0.07%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC 1.16% 0.05%
AUO CORP 0.43% 0.04%
AMMB HOLDINGS BHD 0.58% 0.04%
WINWAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 0.53% 0.04%
WPG HOLDINGS LTD 0.76% 0.04%
SILERGY CORP 0.19% 0.04%
TAIWAN BUSINESS BANK 0.10% 0.03%
ENERGISA SA 0.57% 0.03%
FOSITEK CORP 0.05% 0.03%
Only in DGS
ALIOR BANK SA 0.69%
SAMSUNG SECURITIES COMPANY LTD 0.69%
BNK FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.62%
BUDIMEX SA 0.52%
TISCO FINANCIAL GROUP PCL 0.48%
LG UPLUS CORP 0.41%
ORANGE POLSKA SA 0.38%
THAIFOODS GROUP PCL 0.36%
Only in VWO
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 14.73%
SLCMT1142 3.18%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.90%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.19%
MediaTek Inc 1.47%
MKTLIQ 1.21%
Delta Electronics Inc 0.90%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.86%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
VWO
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +12.1%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 6356
Net assets, DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.8bn $125.4bn

DGS and VWO 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 VWO

VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,356 positions, with the top ten at 28.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or VWO?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and VWO +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or VWO?
VWO is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of VWO 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 ↗VWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VWO ↗

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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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