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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDIV returned +8.2% and EEM +26.3%.

Which is cheaper, EDIV or EEM?

EDIV 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 EDIV and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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EDIV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EDIV and EEM hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned +26.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF, and $31.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

EDIV costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.1 points; EEM is far larger, $30.7bn against $1.2bn.

EDIV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EDIV	EEM
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.72%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$1.2bn	$30.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+8.2%	+26.3%
What it tracks	S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Opportunities Index ?	MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%	38.7%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 25, 2026	6.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+8.2%

EDIV total return, 1 year

+26.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

0.49%

EDIV expense ratio

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDIV and EEM hold 3% 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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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EDIV EEM

FIRSTRAND LTD 1.77% 0.22%

NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT 1.60% 0.18%

SAUDI TELECOM CO 1.91% 0.18%

EMIRATES TELECOM GROUP CO 1.62% 0.16%

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD 1.52% 0.14%

WISTRON CORP 1.55% 0.14%

PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 1.59% 0.13%

CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BHD 1.97% 0.11%

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO 1.24% 0.11%

ADVANTECH CO LTD 1.77% 0.09%

UNI PRESIDENT ENTERPRISES CO 1.54% 0.09%

SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD 1.23% 0.08%

Only in EDIV

BANCO SANTANDER BRASIL UNIT 2.22%

WH GROUP LTD 2.20%

MALAYAN BANKING BHD 2.01%

ASIA CEMENT CORP 2.00%

CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION INT 1.46%

ADNOC DRILLING CO PJSC 1.46%

MEGA FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LT 1.38%

PTT PCL NVDR 1.33%

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

EDIV

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +8.2% +26.3%

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.72%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 113 1189

Net assets, EDIV as of Oct 8, 2026 and EEM as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.2bn $31.0bn

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

About EDIV

EDIV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +8.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 113 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

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, EDIV or EEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDIV returned +8.2% and EEM +26.3%.
Which is cheaper, EDIV or EEM?: EDIV 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 EDIV and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EDIV and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EDIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EDIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗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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