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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVYE returned +26.5% and SPEM +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, DVYE or SPEM?

SPEM 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 DVYE and SPEM overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DVYE vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DVYE and SPEM hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and DVYE returned +26.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF, and $17.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF.

SPEM costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points; SPEM is 14.5 times larger.

DVYE vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DVYE	SPEM
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$1.2bn	$17.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+13.7%
What it tracks	Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index	S&P Emerging BMI Index ?
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.1%	26.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+26.5%

DVYE total return, 1 year

+13.7%

SPEM total return, 1 year

0.49%

DVYE expense ratio

0.07%

SPEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVYE 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DVYE SPEM

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 3.21% 0.96%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 2.51% 0.50%

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.39% 0.21%

ORLEN 2.38% 0.21%

CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY LTD H 1.73% 0.20%

BANK PEKAO SA 1.63% 0.16%

CEZ 1.06% 0.14%

BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA (PERSERO) 1.51% 0.12%

BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) 1.26% 0.10%

SITC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD 2.11% 0.10%

CHINA CITIC BANK CORP LTD H 0.93% 0.10%

COSCO SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD H 2.09% 0.10%

Only in DVYE

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 5.01%

EVERGREEN MARINE CORP (TAIWAN) LTD 3.41%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 2.83%

ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA 2.71%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 2.42%

NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS 2.33%

GPO FINANCE BANORTE 2.24%

CIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS PRE 2.21%

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%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.87%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LT 0.77%

HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.70%

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On the same fields

DVYE

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +26.5% +13.7%

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 108 2746

Net assets, DVYE as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.2bn $17.5bn

DVYE and SPEM 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 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, DVYE or SPEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVYE returned +26.5% and SPEM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, DVYE or SPEM?: SPEM 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 DVYE and SPEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DVYE and 0% of SPEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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