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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FRDM returned +33.5% and XSOE +12.9%.

Which is cheaper, FRDM or XSOE?

XSOE is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FRDM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FRDM returned +33.5% to XSOE's +12.9%; 38% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $3.6bn for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF and $2.2bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund.

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At a glance

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

+12.9%

XSOE total return, 1 year

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

0.32%

XSOE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XSOE costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.6 points; FRDM is 1.6 times larger.

FRDM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FRDM	XSOE
Return
Measure	FRDM	XSOE
Total return, 1 year	+33.5%	+12.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FRDM	XSOE
Below its high	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026	14.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FRDM	XSOE
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index
Cost and size
Measure	FRDM	XSOE
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.32%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$2.2bn
Holdings
Measure	FRDM	XSOE
Holdings in common	38%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	56.6%	37.3%

Method

What they share

38%

By the books each fund has filed, FRDM and XSOE hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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38% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FRDM XSOE

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.52% 13.28%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 13.07% 7.98%

SK hynix Inc 12.28% 6.55%

MediaTek Inc 5.46% 1.58%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.08% 0.78%

SK Square Co Ltd 1.25% 0.75%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2.50% 0.73%

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 1.51% 0.65%

United Microelectronics Corp 1.43% 0.53%

CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd 0.96% 0.40%

FirstRand Ltd 0.61% 0.39%

Hyundai Motor Co 0.50% 0.36%

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Only in FRDM

Vale SA 2.65%

Falabella SA 2.17%

Malayan Banking Bhd 1.67%

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA 1.44%

Plaza SA 0.89%

Public Bank Bhd 0.80%

Parque Arauco SA 0.70%

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP 0.66%

Only in XSOE

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.59%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 1.75%

AL RAJHI BANK 1.09%

HDFC BANK LTD 0.89%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 0.83%

MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.76%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 0.70%

ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT CO LTD 0.66%

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Side by side

FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF XSOE WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Life + Liberty WisdomTree

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +33.5% +12.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (GSEE) +15.0% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark +19.2 pts vs GSEE −2.1 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.32%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 126 835

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.6bn $2.2bn

FRDM and XSOE 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.

XSOE

XSOE tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 835 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%. It sat 14.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FRDM or XSOE?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FRDM returned +33.5% and XSOE +12.9%.
Which is cheaper, FRDM or XSOE?: XSOE is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FRDM and XSOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FRDM and 0% of XSOE 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) ↗

XSOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XSOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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