EDIV vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EDIV and GEM hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and GEM returned +26.6% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $1.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF and $1.8bn for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.
GEM costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.4 points; GEM is 1.5 times larger.
| EDIV | GEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $1.2bn | $1.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.2% | +26.6% |
| What it tracks | S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Opportunities Index ? | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index |
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 22.7% | 36.9% |
| Below its high | 4.4%, high on Feb 25, 2026 | 5.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EDIV and GEM 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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3% in common
On the same fields
EDIV and GEM 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 GEM
GEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 743 positions, with the top ten at 36.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EDIV or GEM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDIV returned +8.2% and GEM +26.6%.
- Which is cheaper, EDIV or GEM?
- GEM is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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