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EEM vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEM and EMOP hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $31.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF.

EMOP costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; EEM is 14.3 times larger.

EEM vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMEMOP
Expense ratio0.72%0.70%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$30.7bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+31.0%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.7%55.5%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 20265.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+26.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+31.0%
EMOP total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.70%
EMOP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and EMOP hold 34% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEM EMOP
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92% 17.14%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38% 10.63%
SK HYNIX 5.60% 8.10%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97% 3.03%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.63% 0.84%
ICICI BANK 0.60% 3.39%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.38% 2.63%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69% 0.30%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 0.28% 0.74%
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY 0.27% 0.78%
GOLD FIELDS 0.27% 0.41%
ORLEN 0.19% 2.30%
Only in EEM
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%
MEDIATEK 1.71%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77%
HDFC BANK 0.68%
SK SQUARE 0.58%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.56%
Only in EMOP
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2.54%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 2.17%
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc 1.81%
TIM SA/Brazil 1.64%
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd 1.60%
KT Corp 1.39%

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On the same fields

EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EMOP
AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares AllianceBernstein
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +26.3% +31.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +4.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 2.5%
Holdings 1189 56
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 $31.0bn $2.1bn

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

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.

About EMOP

EMOP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 55.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or EMOP?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +26.3% and EMOP +31.0%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or EMOP?
EMOP is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and EMOP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 2% of EMOP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEM ↗EMOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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