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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +17.7% and FRDM +33.5%.

Which is cheaper, EMOP or FRDM?

FRDM is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EMOP vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EMOP returned +17.7% to FRDM's +33.5%; 36% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF, and $3.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+17.7%

EMOP total return, 1 year

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

0.70%

EMOP expense ratio

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FRDM costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.8 points.

EMOP vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMOP	FRDM
Return
Measure	EMOP	FRDM
Total return, 1 year	+17.7%	+33.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EMOP	FRDM
Below its high	13.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMOP	FRDM
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Cost and size
Measure	EMOP	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.49%
Net assets, EMOP as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EMOP	FRDM
Holdings in common	36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.5%	56.6%

Method

What they share

36%

By the books each fund has filed, EMOP and FRDM hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMOP FRDM

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 10.63% 13.07%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 17.14% 8.52%

SK hynix Inc 8.10% 12.28%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.03% 3.08%

Latam Airlines Group SA 2.51% 3.77%

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 0.84% 1.51%

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA 0.59% 2.66%

Gold Fields Ltd 0.41% 0.52%

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 2.17% 0.38%

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd 1.60% 0.37%

NAVER Corp 0.29% 0.27%

Kia Corp 1.60% 0.24%

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Only in EMOP

ICICI Bank Ltd 3.39%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88%

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 2.64%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.63%

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2.54%

Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%

China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd 2.33%

ORLEN SA 2.30%

Only in FRDM

MediaTek Inc 5.46%

Vale SA 2.65%

Banco de Chile 2.59%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2.50%

Falabella SA 2.17%

Malayan Banking Bhd 1.67%

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA 1.44%

United Microelectronics Corp 1.43%

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Side by side

EMOP AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein Life + Liberty

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.7% +33.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (EEM) +14.3% (GSEE)

Gap to its benchmark +2.7 pts vs EEM +19.2 pts vs GSEE

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 2.5% 0.0%

Holdings 56 126

Net assets, EMOP as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.9bn $3.6bn

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

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About each fund

EMOP

EMOP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +17.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% 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 13.7% 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, EMOP or FRDM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +17.7% and FRDM +33.5%.
Which is cheaper, EMOP or FRDM?: FRDM is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMOP and FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 2% of EMOP and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EMOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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