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SPEM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPEM and XSOE hold 54% of their weight in the same names, and XSOE returned +24.0% over the year. Net assets: $17.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF, and $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund.

SPEM costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.3 points; SPEM is 7.9 times larger.

SPEMXSOE
Expense ratio0.07%0.32%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$17.3bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+24.0%
What it tracksS&P Emerging BMI Index ?WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index
Holdings in common54%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.5%37.3%
Below its high7.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.7%
SPEM total return, 1 year
+24.0%
XSOE total return, 1 year
0.07%
SPEM expense ratio
0.32%
XSOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPEM and XSOE hold 54% 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 Oct 8, 2026.

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54% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SPEM XSOE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 15.00% 13.28%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.58% 2.59%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 2.02% 1.75%
MEDIATEK INC 1.88% 1.58%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 1.03% 0.78%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.87% 0.73%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.70% 0.89%
RELIANCE INDS SPONS GDR 144A 0.69% 0.83%
ICICI BANK LTD SPON ADR 0.68% 0.66%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LT 0.77% 0.65%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 0.50% 0.53%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.47% 0.46%
Only in SPEM
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H 0.96%
IND + COMM BK OF CHINA H 0.55%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.50%
UNITED MICROELECTRON SP ADR 0.49%
NU HOLDINGS LTD/CAYMAN ISL A 0.45%
ITAU UNIBANCO H SPON PRF ADR 0.45%
PETROLEO BRASIL SP PREF ADR 0.38%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SPON ADR 0.36%
Only in XSOE
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 7.98%
SK HYNIX INC 6.55%
MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.76%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 0.75%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 0.70%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 0.53%
DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) PCL 0.45%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0.36%

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On the same fields

SPEM
State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF
XSOE
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street WisdomTree
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +24.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.6 pts +6.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.32%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 2746 835
Net assets, SPEM as of Oct 8, 2026 and XSOE as of Jun 30, 2026 $17.5bn $2.2bn

SPEM and XSOE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SPEM in plain words

SPEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,746 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%.

XSOE in plain words

XSOE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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 7.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPEM or XSOE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPEM returned +13.7% and XSOE +24.0%.
Which is cheaper, SPEM or XSOE?
SPEM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPEM and XSOE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SPEM and 0% of XSOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
SPEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗XSOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XSOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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