EMOP vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
EMOP and XCEM hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and XCEM returned +43.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF, and $2.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF.
XCEM costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points.
| EMOP | XCEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.16% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.1bn | $2.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +43.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Beta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index |
| Holdings in common | 22% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.5% | 37.4% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 6.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EMOP and XCEM hold 22% 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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22% in common
On the same fields
EMOP and XCEM 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 XCEM
XCEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +43.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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 449 positions, with the top ten at 37.4%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EMOP or XCEM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMOP returned +31.0% and XCEM +43.8%.
- Which is cheaper, EMOP or XCEM?
- XCEM is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 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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