EEMV vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEMV and EMOP hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF.

EEMV costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points; EEMV is 1.7 times larger.

EEMV vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMVEMOP
Expense ratio0.25%0.70%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$3.6bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+31.0%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.7%55.5%
Below its high3.7%, high on Jun 22, 20265.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.3%
EEMV total return, 1 year
+31.0%
EMOP total return, 1 year
0.25%
EEMV expense ratio
0.70%
EMOP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEMV and EMOP hold 9% 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.

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9% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEMV EMOP
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.63% 17.14%
SK HYNIX 1.55% 8.10%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.53% 10.63%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46% 3.03%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.78% 0.84%
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY 0.94% 0.78%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 0.43% 0.74%
ICICI BANK 0.28% 3.39%
GOLD FIELDS 0.25% 0.41%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.18% 0.30%
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP 0.12% 2.51%
KIA CORPORATION 0.05% 1.60%
Only in EEMV
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 1.77%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.61%
SAMSUNG SDI LTD 1.56%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 1.45%
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 1.40%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34%
CHUNGHWA TELECOM LTD 1.31%
Only in EMOP
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 2.64%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.63%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2.54%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%
China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd 2.33%
ORLEN SA 2.30%
Itau Unibanco Holding SA 2.26%

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On the same fields

EEMV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
EMOP
AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +18.3% +31.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +4.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 2.5%
Holdings 299 56
Net assets, EEMV as of Oct 9, 2026 and EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.6bn $2.1bn

EEMV and EMOP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About EEMV

EEMV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 299 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About EMOP

EMOP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 55.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEMV or EMOP?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and EMOP +31.0%.
Which is cheaper, EEMV or EMOP?
EEMV is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEMV and EMOP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 2% of EMOP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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