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EMGF vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMGF and GEM hold 54% of their weight in the same names, and EMGF returned +28.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

EMGF costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

EMGF vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMGFGEM
Expense ratio0.26%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$1.9bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+28.0%+26.6%
What it tracksSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor IndexGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index
Holdings in common54%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.7%36.9%
Below its high6.4%, high on Jun 22, 20265.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
+26.6%
GEM total return, 1 year
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio
0.35%
GEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMGF and GEM hold 54% 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.

half

54% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EMGF GEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48% 14.33%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58% 7.54%
SK HYNIX 4.82% 5.89%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56% 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85% 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.81% 1.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02% 0.99%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.77% 0.52%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.51% 0.72%
ICICI BANK 0.56% 0.44%
HDFC BANK 0.42% 0.50%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.48% 0.41%
Only in EMGF
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.76%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.67%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.65%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.49%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.49%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.45%
TAIWAN COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL HOLDI 0.35%
Only in GEM
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.83%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 0.71%
ISHARES INC 0.56%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 0.33%
VALE SA 0.32%
BANK OF CHINA LTD 0.31%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.30%
DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) PCL 0.30%

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On the same fields

EMGF
iShares Emerging Markets Equity 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 +28.0% +26.6%
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 717 743
Net assets, EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.9bn $1.8bn

EMGF and GEM 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 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, EMGF or GEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMGF returned +28.0% and GEM +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, EMGF or GEM?
EMGF is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMGF and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMGF and 0% of GEM 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 ↗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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