Which returned more over the last year, EMGF or FRDM?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMGF returned +16.9% and FRDM +33.5%.

Which is cheaper, EMGF or FRDM?

EMGF is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EMGF and FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMGF and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EMGF vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EMGF returned +16.9% to FRDM's +33.5%; 28% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF, and $3.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+16.9%

EMGF total return, 1 year

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

0.26%

EMGF expense ratio

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMGF costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.6 points.

EMGF vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMGF	FRDM
Return
Measure	EMGF	FRDM
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+33.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EMGF	FRDM
Below its high	13.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMGF	FRDM
What it tracks	STOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor Index	not read by ETFIQ
Cost and size
Measure	EMGF	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.26%	0.49%
Net assets, EMGF as of Nov 4, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EMGF	FRDM
Holdings in common	28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.0%	56.6%

Method

What they share

28%

By the books each fund has filed, EMGF and FRDM hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMGF FRDM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.03% 8.52%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.05% 13.07%

SK HYNIX 4.40% 12.28%

MEDIATEK 1.43% 5.46%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.81% 2.50%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.69% 3.08%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.62% 1.51%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.60% 1.15%

SK SQUARE 0.54% 1.25%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.50% 0.96%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.35% 0.79%

HYUNDAI MOTOR 0.32% 0.50%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMGF

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.63%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.89%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.86%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.68%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.65%

ICICI BANK 0.63%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.60%

Only in FRDM

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA 2.66%

Vale SA 2.65%

Falabella SA 2.17%

Malayan Banking Bhd 1.67%

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA 1.44%

United Microelectronics Corp 1.43%

Plaza SA 0.89%

Cencosud SA 0.84%

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Side by side

EMGF iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Life + Liberty

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +16.9% +33.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (GSEE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +19.2 pts vs GSEE

Expense ratio 0.26% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 816 126

Net assets, EMGF as of Nov 4, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.9bn $3.6bn

EMGF and FRDM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +16.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 816 positions, with the top ten at 30.0%. It sat 13.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FRDM

FRDM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 126 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMGF or FRDM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMGF returned +16.9% and FRDM +33.5%.
Which is cheaper, EMGF or FRDM?: EMGF is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMGF and FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMGF and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMGF ↗

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM 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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