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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDIV returned +8.2% and SPEM +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, EDIV 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 EDIV and SPEM overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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EDIV vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EDIV and SPEM hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and SPEM returned +13.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $1.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF and $17.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF.

SPEM costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; SPEM is 15.0 times larger.

EDIV vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EDIV	SPEM
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$1.2bn	$17.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+8.2%	+13.7%
What it tracks	S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Opportunities Index ?	S&P Emerging BMI Index ?
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%	26.5%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

+8.2%

EDIV total return, 1 year

+13.7%

SPEM total return, 1 year

0.49%

EDIV expense ratio

0.07%

SPEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDIV 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.

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half

4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EDIV SPEM

NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT 1.60% 0.22%

FIRSTRAND LTD 1.77% 0.21%

WISTRON CORP 1.55% 0.19%

MEGA FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LT 1.38% 0.19%

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD 1.52% 0.18%

SAUDI TELECOM CO 1.91% 0.17%

EMIRATES TELECOM GROUP CO 1.62% 0.17%

PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 1.59% 0.16%

PTT PCL/FOREIGN 0.93% 0.13%

MALAYAN BANKING BHD 2.01% 0.13%

RUSSIAN RUBLE 0.11% 0.13%

CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BHD 1.97% 0.11%

Only in EDIV

ASIA CEMENT CORP 2.00%

PTT PCL NVDR 1.33%

NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO LTD 1.32%

FAR EASTONE TELECOMM CO LTD 1.32%

HELLENIC TELECOMMUN ORGANIZA 1.25%

SYSTEX CORP 1.24%

PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD 1.14%

AMMB HOLDINGS BHD 1.03%

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%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H 0.96%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.87%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LT 0.77%

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On the same fields

EDIV

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +8.2% +13.7%

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 113 2746

Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.2bn $17.5bn

EDIV and SPEM 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 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, EDIV or SPEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDIV returned +8.2% and SPEM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, EDIV 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 EDIV and SPEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EDIV and 0% of SPEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EDIV and SPEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EDIV and 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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