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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +15.0% and FRDM +33.5%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or FRDM?

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EEM vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EEM returned +15.0% to FRDM's +33.5%; 30% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $28.3bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $3.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+15.0%

EEM total return, 1 year

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FRDM costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.5 points.

EEM vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	FRDM
Return
Measure	EEM	FRDM
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+33.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	FRDM
Below its high	13.5%, high on Jun 22, 2026	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	FRDM
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	not read by ETFIQ
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.49%
Net assets, EEM as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026	$28.3bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	FRDM
Holdings in common	30%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.0%	56.6%

Method

What they share

30%

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and FRDM hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM FRDM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.41% 8.52%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.85% 13.07%

SK HYNIX 5.15% 12.28%

MEDIATEK 1.45% 5.46%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.82% 2.50%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.67% 3.08%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.56% 1.51%

SK SQUARE 0.55% 1.25%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.35% 1.15%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.34% 0.96%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.29% 0.79%

GOLD FIELDS 0.28% 0.52%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EEM

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.78%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.91%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.97%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.92%

HDFC BANK 0.78%

ICICI BANK 0.71%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.71%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.57%

Only in FRDM

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA 2.66%

Vale SA 2.65%

Falabella SA 2.17%

Malayan Banking Bhd 1.67%

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA 1.44%

United Microelectronics Corp 1.43%

Public Bank Bhd 0.80%

Parque Arauco SA 0.70%

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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Life + Liberty

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

Total return, 1 year +15.0% +33.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (GSEE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +19.2 pts vs GSEE

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1187 126

Net assets, EEM as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 $28.3bn $3.6bn

EEM and FRDM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,187 positions, with the top ten at 37.0%. It sat 13.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FRDM

FRDM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or FRDM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +15.0% and FRDM +33.5%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or FRDM?: FRDM 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 EEM and FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EEM on its own →FRDM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →FRDM dividend history →FRDM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM 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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