EMOP vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMOP and GEM hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $2.1bn for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF and $1.8bn for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.
GEM costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; EMOP is 1.2 times larger.
| EMOP | GEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $2.1bn | $1.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +26.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index |
| Holdings in common | 19% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.5% | 36.9% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 5.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EMOP and GEM hold 19% 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 Jun 30, 2026.
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19% in common
On the same fields
EMOP and GEM 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 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, EMOP or GEM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +31.0% and GEM +26.6%.
- Which is cheaper, EMOP or GEM?
- GEM is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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