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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FRDM returned +33.5% and VWO +5.9%.

Which is cheaper, FRDM or VWO?

VWO is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FRDM vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FRDM returned +33.5% to VWO's +5.9%; 11% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF, and $117.5bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

+5.9%

VWO total return, 1 year

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

0.06%

VWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VWO costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.6 points.

FRDM vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FRDM	VWO
Return
Measure	FRDM	VWO
Total return, 1 year	+33.5%	+5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FRDM	VWO
Below its high	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026	8.2%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FRDM	VWO
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index
Cost and size
Measure	FRDM	VWO
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.06%
Net assets, FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 and VWO as of Oct 31, 2026	$3.6bn	$117.5bn
Holdings
Measure	FRDM	VWO
Holdings in common	11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	56.6%	27.3%

Method

What they share

11%

By the books each fund has filed, FRDM and VWO hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FRDM VWO

MediaTek Inc 5.46% 1.88%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.08% 0.95%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2.50% 0.80%

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 1.51% 0.61%

Vale SA 2.65% 0.40%

Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd 1.15% 0.33%

CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd 0.96% 0.31%

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 0.42% 0.29%

Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd 0.79% 0.28%

Gold Fields Ltd 0.52% 0.27%

FirstRand Ltd 0.61% 0.24%

Quanta Computer Inc 0.83% 0.23%

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Only in FRDM

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 13.07%

SK hynix Inc 12.28%

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA 2.66%

LPP SA 1.35%

SK Square Co Ltd 1.25%

Dino Polska SA 0.75%

CD Projekt SA 0.69%

Alior Bank SA 0.68%

Only in VWO

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 15.76%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.82%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.11%

China Construction Bank Corp 0.91%

HDFC Bank Ltd 0.70%

Reliance Industries Ltd 0.69%

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd 0.65%

ICICI Bank Ltd 0.60%

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Side by side

FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Life + Liberty Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year +33.5% +5.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (GSEE) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +19.2 pts vs GSEE not measured

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 126 6507

Net assets, FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 and VWO as of Oct 31, 2026 $3.6bn $117.5bn

FRDM and VWO on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FRDM

FRDM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. 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 126 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

VWO

VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,507 positions, with the top ten at 27.3%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FRDM or VWO?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FRDM returned +33.5% and VWO +5.9%.
Which is cheaper, FRDM or VWO?: VWO is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FRDM and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FRDM and 0% of VWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM 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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