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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EEM vs PDBC: how they differ

EEM and PDBC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PDBC returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and PDBC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EEMOnly in PDBC
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%Invesco Premier US Government Money Port 75.58%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 24.42%
SK HYNIX 6.07%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.71%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

EEM and PDBC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
PDBC
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isEmerging marketsOptimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy
Total return, 1 year+32.3%+55.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+14.8 pts+37.7 pts
Expense ratio0.72%0.59%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings9652

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 965 positions, with the top ten at 38.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or PDBC?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or PDBC?
EEM charges 0.72% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so PDBC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and PDBC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of PDBC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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