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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DVY vs EEM: how they differ

DVY and EEM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and EEM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DVY and EEM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDVYEEM
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.18%0.39%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in EEM
HP INC 2.46%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%
PFIZER 2.24%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.17%SK HYNIX 6.07%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.12%TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%
T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.06%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.87%MEDIATEK 1.71%
ONEOK 1.85%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%
TARGET CORP 1.69%CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

DVY and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS dividendEmerging markets
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+32.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts+14.8 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.72%
Already in the S&P 50080.5%0.0%
Holdings101965

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.5%.

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 965 positions, with the top ten at 38.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or EEM?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or EEM?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so DVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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