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EEMV vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EEMV and GEM hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and GEM returned +26.6% over the year. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

EEMV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; EEMV is 2.0 times larger.

EEMV vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EEMVGEM
Expense ratio0.25%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$3.6bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+26.6%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) IndexGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index
Holdings in common23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.7%36.9%
Below its high3.7%, high on Jun 22, 20265.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+18.3%
EEMV total return, 1 year
+26.6%
GEM total return, 1 year
0.25%
EEMV expense ratio
0.35%
GEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEMV and GEM hold 23% 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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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EEMV GEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.63% 14.33%
SK HYNIX 1.55% 5.89%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.53% 7.54%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46% 0.99%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.71% 0.72%
MEDIATEK 0.45% 1.53%
ELITE MATERIAL 0.71% 0.34%
XIAOMI 0.52% 0.33%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.33% 0.41%
AL RAJHI BANK 0.61% 0.31%
HDFC BANK 0.30% 0.50%
OTP BANK 0.29% 0.34%
Only in EEMV
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 1.77%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.61%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34%
SAUDI TELECOM 1.21%
TAIWAN COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL HOLDI 1.17%
ADVANCED INFO SERVICE NON-VOTING D 1.08%
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.08%
Only in GEM
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 1.82%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.83%
ISHARES INC 0.56%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA 0.37%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.34%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 0.33%
VALE SA 0.32%
BANK OF CHINA LTD 0.31%

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On the same fields

EEMV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor 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 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.3% +26.6%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 299 743
Net assets, EEMV as of Oct 9, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.6bn $1.8bn

EEMV and GEM 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 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, EEMV or GEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEMV returned +18.3% and GEM +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, EEMV or GEM?
EEMV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEMV and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEMV and 0% of GEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EEMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEMV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEMV ↗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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