XCEM vs XSOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
XCEM and XSOE hold 60% of their weight in the same names, and XCEM returned +43.8% over the year. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $2.1bn for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF and $2.2bn for WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund.
XCEM costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.8 points.
| XCEM | XSOE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.1bn | $2.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.8% | +24.0% |
| What it tracks | Beta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index | WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index |
| Holdings in common | 60% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.4% | 37.3% |
| Below its high | 6.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 7.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XCEM and XSOE hold 60% 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.
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60% in common
On the same fields
XCEM and XSOE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About XCEM
XCEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +43.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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 449 positions, with the top ten at 37.4%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About XSOE
XSOE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.0% with distributions reinvested. 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, XCEM or XSOE?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XCEM returned +43.8% and XSOE +24.0%.
- Which is cheaper, XCEM or XSOE?
- XCEM is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 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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