JHEM vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
JHEM and VWO hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and JHEM returned +27.1% over the year. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF, and $125.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.
VWO costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.0 points; VWO is far larger, $151.8bn against $696m.
| JHEM | VWO | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.06% |
| Net assets, as of Jan 31, 2026 | $696m | $151.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.1% | +12.1% |
| What it tracks | John Hancock Dimensional Emerging Markets Index | FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index |
| Holdings in common | 55% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 28.2% | 28.9% |
| Below its high | 4.8%, high on Jun 18, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JHEM and VWO 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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55% in common
On the same fields
JHEM and VWO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About JHEM
JHEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested. 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 953 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About VWO
VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,356 positions, with the top ten at 28.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, JHEM or VWO?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JHEM returned +27.1% and VWO +12.1%.
- Which is cheaper, JHEM 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.
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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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