GEM vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
GEM and JEMA hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.
JEMA costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.4 points.
| GEM | JEMA | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.33% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $1.8bn | $1.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.6% | +33.0% |
| What it tracks | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 55% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.9% | 39.4% |
| Below its high | 5.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 5.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GEM and JEMA hold 55% 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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55% in common
On the same fields
GEM and JEMA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
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, GEM or JEMA?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GEM returned +26.6% and JEMA +33.0%.
- Which is cheaper, GEM or JEMA?
- JEMA is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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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