EMOP vs JHEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMOP and JHEM hold 10% 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 $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF.
JHEM costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points; EMOP is 2.1 times larger.
| EMOP | JHEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.49% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.1bn | $1.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +27.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | John Hancock Dimensional Emerging Markets Index |
| Holdings in common | 10% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.5% | 28.2% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 4.8%, high on Jun 18, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EMOP and JHEM hold 10% 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.
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10% in common
On the same fields
EMOP and JHEM 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 JHEM
JHEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested. 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 953 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EMOP or JHEM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +31.0% and JHEM +27.1%.
- Which is cheaper, EMOP or JHEM?
- JHEM 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.
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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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