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EEM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEM and XSOE hold 65% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned +26.3% over the year. Net assets: $31.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund.

XSOE costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; EEM is 13.9 times larger.

EEM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMXSOE
Expense ratio0.72%0.32%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$30.3bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+24.0%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexWisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index
Holdings in common65%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.7%37.3%
Below its high6.2%, high on Jun 22, 20267.4%, 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
+24.0%
XSOE total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.32%
XSOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and XSOE hold 65% 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

65% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEM XSOE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.92% 13.28%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.38% 7.98%
SK HYNIX 5.60% 6.55%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.69% 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85% 1.75%
MEDIATEK 1.71% 1.58%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.97% 0.78%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77% 0.73%
HDFC BANK 0.68% 0.89%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.63% 0.65%
ICICI BANK 0.60% 0.66%
SK SQUARE 0.58% 0.75%
Only in EEM
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.94%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.84%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.50%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.47%
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%
Only in XSOE
MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.76%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) PCL 0.45%
MEITUAN LLC 0.39%
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 0.31%
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD 0.29%
GIGA DEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR INC 0.28%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 0.28%

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On the same fields

EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
XSOE
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares WisdomTree
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +26.3% +24.0%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.32%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1189 835
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and XSOE as of Jun 30, 2026 $31.0bn $2.2bn

EEM and XSOE 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 XSOE

XSOE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 835 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%. It sat 7.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or XSOE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +26.3% and XSOE +24.0%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or XSOE?
XSOE is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and XSOE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of XSOE 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 ↗XSOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XSOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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