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EMGF vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMGF and JEMA hold 35% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.9bn for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF and $1.8bn for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

EMGF costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

EMGF vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMGFJEMA
Expense ratio0.26%0.33%
Net assets$1.9bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+28.0%+33.0%
What it tracksSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.7%39.4%
Below its high6.4%, high on Jun 22, 20265.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
+33.0%
JEMA total return, 1 year
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio
0.33%
JEMA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMGF and JEMA hold 35% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EMGF JEMA
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58% 8.84%
SK HYNIX 4.82% 4.42%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56% 2.84%
MEDIATEK 1.81% 1.78%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85% 1.45%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.71% 1.09%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02% 0.70%
SK SQUARE 0.57% 0.80%
ICICI BANK 0.56% 0.62%
NETEASE 0.45% 1.03%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.45% 0.45%
HDFC BANK 0.42% 0.50%
Only in EMGF
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48%
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%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.56%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.51%
Only in JEMA
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 16.02%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA 1.00%
BANCO BTG PACTUAL SA 0.91%
SK INC COMMON STOCK KRW 0.73%
PING AN INSURANCE GROUP 0.69%
CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO 0.67%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX 0.65%
FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY 0.65%

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On the same fields

EMGF
iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF
JEMA
JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares JPMorgan
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +28.0% +33.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +6.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.33%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%
Holdings 717 482
Net assets $1.9bn $1.8bn

EMGF and JEMA 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 JEMA

JEMA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +33.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% 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 482 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMGF or JEMA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMGF returned +28.0% and JEMA +33.0%.
Which is cheaper, EMGF or JEMA?
EMGF is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMGF and JEMA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMGF and 0% of JEMA 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 ↗JEMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JEMA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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