Which returned more over the last year, EMOP or ESGE?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +31.0% and ESGE +26.7%.

Which is cheaper, EMOP or ESGE?

ESGE is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EMOP and ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 2% of EMOP and 0% of ESGE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EMOP vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMOP and ESGE hold 35% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF, and $6.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF.

ESGE costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points; ESGE is 3.2 times larger.

EMOP vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EMOP	ESGE
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$2.1bn	$6.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+26.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common	35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.5%	39.4%
Below its high	5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+31.0%

EMOP total return, 1 year

+26.7%

ESGE total return, 1 year

0.70%

EMOP expense ratio

0.25%

ESGE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMOP and ESGE 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EMOP ESGE

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 17.14% 15.97%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 10.63% 7.46%

SK hynix Inc 8.10% 5.74%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.03% 1.13%

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 0.84% 0.70%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.63% 0.65%

ICICI Bank Ltd 3.39% 0.53%

Gold Fields Ltd 0.41% 0.46%

Asia Vital Components Co Ltd 0.74% 0.39%

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 2.64% 0.32%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.30% 2.40%

Piraeus Bank SA 0.94% 0.23%

Only in EMOP

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88%

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2.54%

Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%

Latam Airlines Group SA 2.51%

China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd 2.33%

Itau Unibanco Holding SA 2.26%

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 2.17%

PetroChina Co Ltd 2.17%

Only in ESGE

MEDIATEK 1.75%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21%

CHUNGHWA TELECOM LTD 1.05%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.04%

HDFC BANK 0.79%

AL RAJHI BANK 0.75%

B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 0.68%

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On the same fields

EMOP

AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF

ESGE

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +31.0% +26.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +26.3% (EEM) not published

Gap to its benchmark +4.7 pts vs EEM not available

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 2.5% 0.0%

Holdings 56 296

Net assets, EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 and ESGE as of Oct 9, 2026 $2.1bn $6.9bn

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

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.

About ESGE

ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% 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 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMOP or ESGE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +31.0% and ESGE +26.7%.
Which is cheaper, EMOP or ESGE?: ESGE is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMOP and ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 2% of EMOP and 0% of ESGE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EMOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ESGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGE ↗

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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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