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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +31.0% and VWO +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, EMOP or VWO?

VWO is cheaper, by 0.64 percentage points a year. That is about $64 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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EMOP vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

EMOP and VWO hold 19% 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 $125.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.

VWO costs 0.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.9 points.

EMOP vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EMOP	VWO
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.06%
Net assets, EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.1bn	$125.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+12.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index
Holdings in common	19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.5%	28.9%
Below its high	5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

+31.0%

EMOP total return, 1 year

+12.1%

VWO total return, 1 year

0.70%

EMOP expense ratio

0.06%

VWO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMOP and VWO 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EMOP VWO

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 17.14% 14.73%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.03% 0.90%

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 0.84% 0.49%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.30% 2.90%

Asia Vital Components Co Ltd 0.74% 0.28%

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 2.17% 0.26%

Accton Technology Corp 0.78% 0.26%

PetroChina Co Ltd 2.17% 0.22%

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 2.64% 0.20%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88% 0.17%

Emaar Properties PJSC 1.39% 0.15%

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC 1.31% 0.12%

Only in EMOP

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 10.63%

SK hynix Inc 8.10%

ICICI Bank Ltd 3.39%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2.63%

Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%

ORLEN SA 2.30%

H World Group Ltd 1.95%

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc 1.81%

Only in VWO

SLCMT1142 3.18%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.19%

MediaTek Inc 1.47%

MKTLIQ 1.21%

China Construction Bank Corp 0.86%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.78%

Reliance Industries Ltd 0.73%

HDFC Bank Ltd 0.68%

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On the same fields

EMOP

AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF

VWO

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year +31.0% +12.1%

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% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 2.5% 0.0%

Holdings 56 6356

Net assets, EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.1bn $125.4bn

EMOP and VWO 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 VWO

VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,356 positions, with the top ten at 28.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMOP or VWO?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +31.0% and VWO +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, EMOP or VWO?: VWO is cheaper, by 0.64 percentage points a year. That is about $64 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMOP and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 2% of EMOP and 0% of VWO 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) ↗VWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VWO ↗

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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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