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ESGE vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGE and GEM hold 53% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $6.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

ESGE costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; ESGE is 3.9 times larger.

ESGE vs GEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGEGEM
Expense ratio0.25%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$6.8bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+26.7%+26.6%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus IndexGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index
Holdings in common53%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.4%36.9%
Below its high4.6%, high on Jun 22, 20265.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+26.7%
ESGE total return, 1 year
+26.6%
GEM total return, 1 year
0.25%
ESGE expense ratio
0.35%
GEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGE and GEM hold 53% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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53% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ESGE GEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.97% 14.33%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46% 7.54%
SK HYNIX 5.74% 5.89%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.40% 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64% 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.75% 1.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.13% 0.99%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.68% 0.72%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.68% 0.52%
HDFC BANK 0.79% 0.50%
ICICI BANK 0.53% 0.44%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.39% 0.41%
Only in ESGE
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.04%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.68%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 0.65%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.63%
MOTIVA INFRAESTRUTURA DE MOBILIDAD 0.59%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 0.54%
SAUDI TELECOM 0.45%
Only in GEM
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 0.83%
ISHARES INC 0.56%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA 0.37%
OTP BANK NYRT 0.34%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.34%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 0.33%
VALE SA 0.32%
BANK OF CHINA LTD 0.31%

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On the same fields

ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
GEM
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Goldman Sachs
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +26.7% +26.6%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 296 743
Net assets, ESGE as of Oct 9, 2026 and GEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $6.9bn $1.8bn

ESGE and GEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ESGE

ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 4.6% 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, ESGE or GEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGE returned +26.7% and GEM +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, ESGE or GEM?
ESGE is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGE and GEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGE and 0% of GEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
ESGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGE ↗GEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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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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