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EEM vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEM and GEM hold 64% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $31.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

GEM costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; EEM is 17.5 times larger.

EEM vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMGEM
Expense ratio0.72%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$30.7bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+26.6%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index
Holdings in common64%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.7%36.9%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 20265.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+26.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+26.6%
GEM total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.35%
GEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and GEM hold 64% 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 9, 2026.

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64% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEM GEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92% 14.33%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38% 7.54%
SK HYNIX 5.60% 5.89%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69% 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85% 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.71% 1.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97% 0.99%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.52% 0.72%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77% 0.52%
HDFC BANK 0.68% 0.50%
ICICI BANK 0.60% 0.44%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.56% 0.41%
Only in EEM
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.50%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.44%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.42%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 0.42%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.42%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.40%
Only in GEM
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.83%
ISHARES INC 0.56%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 0.33%
VALE SA 0.32%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.30%
DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) PCL 0.30%
MEITUAN LLC 0.27%
SUZHOU TFC OPTICAL COMMUNICATION CO LTD 0.26%

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On the same fields

EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
GEM
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Goldman Sachs
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +26.3% +26.6%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1189 743
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $31.0bn $1.8bn

EEM and GEM 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 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, EEM or GEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +26.3% and GEM +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or GEM?
GEM is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of GEM 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 ↗GEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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