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ESGE vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGE and JEMA hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $6.9bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF and $1.8bn for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

ESGE costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points; ESGE is 3.9 times larger.

ESGE vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGEJEMA
Expense ratio0.25%0.33%
Net assets$6.9bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+26.7%+33.0%
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.4%39.4%
Below its high4.6%, high on Jun 22, 20265.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+26.7%
ESGE total return, 1 year
+33.0%
JEMA total return, 1 year
0.25%
ESGE expense ratio
0.33%
JEMA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGE and JEMA hold 34% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ESGE JEMA
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46% 8.84%
SK HYNIX 5.74% 4.42%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.40% 2.84%
MEDIATEK 1.75% 1.78%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64% 1.45%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.70% 1.09%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.13% 0.70%
SK SQUARE 0.67% 0.80%
ICICI BANK 0.53% 0.62%
HDFC BANK 0.79% 0.50%
NETEASE 0.48% 1.03%
BAJAJ FINANCE LTD 0.47% 0.57%
Only in ESGE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.97%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21%
CHUNGHWA TELECOM LTD 1.05%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.04%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 0.68%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.68%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.68%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.68%
Only in JEMA
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 16.02%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA 1.00%
BANCO BTG PACTUAL SA 0.91%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA 0.90%
SK INC COMMON STOCK KRW 0.73%
PING AN INSURANCE GROUP 0.69%
ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO 0.67%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX 0.65%

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On the same fields

ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
JEMA
JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares JPMorgan
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +26.7% +33.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)
Gap to its benchmark not available +6.7 pts vs EEM
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.33%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%
Holdings 296 482
Net assets $6.9bn $1.8bn

ESGE and JEMA 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 JEMA

JEMA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +33.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% 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 482 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGE or JEMA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGE returned +26.7% and JEMA +33.0%.
Which is cheaper, ESGE or JEMA?
ESGE is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGE and JEMA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGE and 0% of JEMA 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 ↗JEMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JEMA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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