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EMGF vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMGF and EMOP hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF.

EMGF costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; EMOP is 1.1 times larger.

EMGF vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMGFEMOP
Expense ratio0.26%0.70%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$1.9bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+28.0%+31.0%
What it tracksSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common27%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.7%55.5%
Below its high6.4%, high on Jun 22, 20265.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
+31.0%
EMOP total return, 1 year
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio
0.70%
EMOP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMGF and EMOP hold 27% 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

27% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EMGF EMOP
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48% 17.14%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58% 10.63%
SK HYNIX 4.82% 8.10%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02% 3.03%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.71% 0.84%
ICICI BANK 0.56% 3.39%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.49% 2.63%
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY 0.39% 0.78%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 0.33% 0.74%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56% 0.30%
KIA CORPORATION 0.20% 1.60%
GOLD FIELDS 0.18% 0.41%
Only in EMGF
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%
MEDIATEK 1.81%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.76%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.67%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.65%
SK SQUARE 0.57%
Only in EMOP
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 2.64%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2.54%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%
China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd 2.33%
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 2.17%
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc 1.81%
TIM SA/Brazil 1.64%

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On the same fields

EMGF
iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF
EMOP
AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares AllianceBernstein
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +28.0% +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 0.26% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 2.5%
Holdings 717 56
Net assets, EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 and EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.9bn $2.1bn

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

About EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% 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 717 positions, with the top ten at 31.7%. It sat 6.4% 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, EMGF or EMOP?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMGF returned +28.0% and EMOP +31.0%.
Which is cheaper, EMGF or EMOP?
EMGF is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMGF and EMOP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMGF and 2% of EMOP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗EMOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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