Which returned more over the last year, DVYE or EEM?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVYE returned +26.5% and EEM +26.3%.

Which is cheaper, DVYE or EEM?

DVYE is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DVYE and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DVYE vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DVYE and EEM hold 5% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.2bn for iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF and $31.0bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

DVYE costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; EEM is far larger, $31.0bn against $1.2bn.

DVYE vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DVYE	EEM
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.72%
Net assets	$1.2bn	$31.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+26.3%
What it tracks	Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index	MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.1%	38.7%
Below its high		6.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+26.5%

DVYE total return, 1 year

+26.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

0.49%

DVYE expense ratio

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVYE and EEM 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DVYE EEM

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 3.21% 0.84%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 2.42% 0.50%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 2.51% 0.42%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 5.01% 0.42%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 2.83% 0.40%

GPO FINANCE BANORTE 2.24% 0.20%

ORLEN 2.38% 0.19%

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.39% 0.18%

CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY LTD H 1.73% 0.15%

ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA 2.71% 0.15%

CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL H 1.16% 0.11%

BANK PEKAO SA 1.63% 0.10%

Only in DVYE

SITC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD 2.11%

ECOPETROL SA 1.93%

YANG MING MARINE TRANSPORT 1.84%

WPG HOLDINGS 1.30%

ALAMTRI RESOURCES INDONESIA 1.21%

TERNIUM ADR EACH REPRESENTING TEN 1.04%

EXXARO RESOURCES 1.03%

THAI FOODS GROUP PCL NON-VOTING DR 1.02%

Only in EEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38%

SK HYNIX 5.60%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%

MEDIATEK 1.71%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%

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On the same fields

DVYE

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year +26.5% +26.3%

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.72%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 108 1189

Net assets $1.2bn $31.0bn

DVYE and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DVYE

DVYE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 108 positions, with the top ten at 29.1%.

About EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,189 positions, with the top ten at 38.7%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVYE or EEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVYE returned +26.5% and EEM +26.3%.
Which is cheaper, DVYE or EEM?: DVYE is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVYE and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DVYE and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DVYE and EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DVYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DVYE ↗EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEM ↗

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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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