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DGS vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGS and XCEM hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and XCEM returned +43.8% over the year. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $1.8bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund and $2.1bn for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF.

XCEM costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.7 points; XCEM is 1.2 times larger.

DGS vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGSXCEM
Expense ratio0.58%0.16%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.8bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+43.8%
What it tracksWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend IndexBeta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.4%37.4%
Below its high6.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
+43.8%
XCEM total return, 1 year
0.58%
DGS expense ratio
0.16%
XCEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGS and XCEM 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.

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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGS XCEM
LG INNOTEK COMPANY LTD 0.31% 0.32%
INNOLUX CORP 3.24% 0.26%
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.93% 0.18%
DAEDUCK ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.12% 0.29%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 0.63% 0.12%
LS CORP 0.11% 0.15%
AUO CORP 0.43% 0.11%
TAIWAN BUSINESS BANK 0.10% 0.30%
KINSUS INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.23% 0.09%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72% 0.09%
HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP 0.09% 0.12%
SILERGY CORP 0.19% 0.07%
Only in DGS
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%
BANCO DEL BAJIO SA 0.97%
OLD MUTUAL LTD 0.92%
TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%
REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%
ALIOR BANK SA 0.69%
SAMSUNG SECURITIES COMPANY LTD 0.69%
SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.68%
Only in XCEM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 14.94%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 9.69%
SK hynix Inc 4.56%
MediaTek Inc 1.57%
Delta Electronics Inc 1.49%
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd 1.40%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 1.05%
SK Square Co Ltd 0.94%

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On the same fields

DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
XCEM
Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree Columbia
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +43.8%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.16%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1012 449
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.8bn $2.1bn

DGS and XCEM 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 XCEM

XCEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +43.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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 449 positions, with the top ten at 37.4%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGS or XCEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGS returned +17.1% and XCEM +43.8%.
Which is cheaper, DGS or XCEM?
XCEM is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGS and XCEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DGS and 0% of XCEM 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 ↗XCEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XCEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia 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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