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EEM vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEM and JEMA hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $31.0bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $1.8bn for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

JEMA costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points; EEM is 17.6 times larger.

EEM vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMJEMA
Expense ratio0.72%0.33%
Net assets$31.0bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+33.0%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common38%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.7%39.4%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 20265.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+26.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+33.0%
JEMA total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.33%
JEMA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and JEMA hold 38% 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 9, 2026.

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38% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEM JEMA
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38% 8.84%
SK HYNIX 5.60% 4.42%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69% 2.84%
MEDIATEK 1.71% 1.78%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85% 1.45%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97% 0.70%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.63% 1.09%
ICICI BANK 0.60% 0.62%
SK SQUARE 0.58% 0.80%
HDFC BANK 0.68% 0.50%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.47% 0.45%
AL RAJHI BANK 0.39% 0.43%
Only in EEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.52%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.50%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 0.44%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 0.43%
Only in JEMA
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 16.02%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA 1.00%
BANCO BTG PACTUAL SA 0.91%
SK INC COMMON STOCK KRW 0.73%
PING AN INSURANCE GROUP 0.69%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX 0.65%
GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE 0.57%
AIA GROUP LTD COMMON 0.53%

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On the same fields

EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
JEMA
JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares JPMorgan
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +26.3% +33.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +6.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.33%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%
Holdings 1189 482
Net assets $31.0bn $1.8bn

EEM and JEMA 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 JEMA

JEMA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +33.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% 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 482 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or JEMA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +26.3% and JEMA +33.0%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or JEMA?
JEMA is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and JEMA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of JEMA 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 ↗JEMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JEMA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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