ETF comparison
DEM vs DGS
Both Dividend.
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund · WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
Holdings overlap
291 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DEM and DGS would leave roughly 25.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DGS is 5 bps cheaper than DEM. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/yr more in fees for DEM.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with DEM vs DGS.
Top shared holdings
291 shared in total| # | Holding | In DEM | In DGS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innolux Corp. | 0.43% | 1.23% | 0.43% |
| 2 | Growthpoint Properties Ltd | 0.40% | 1.20% | 0.40% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. | 0.32% | 0.80% | 0.32% |
| 4 | National Aluminum | 0.32% | 0.78% | 0.32% |
| 5 | Orange Polska S.A | 0.30% | 0.42% | 0.30% |
| 6 | Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA | 0.30% | 0.86% | 0.30% |
| 7 | WPG HOLDINGS LTD | 0.27% | 0.68% | 0.27% |
| 8 | Lojas Renner SA | 0.27% | 0.75% | 0.27% |
| 9 | COMPANHIA SANEAMENTO DE MINAS GERAIS SA (COPASA) | 0.27% | 0.48% | 0.27% |
| 10 | Synnex Technology International Corp. | 0.25% | 0.62% | 0.25% |
| 11 | Redefine Properties Ltd. | 0.25% | 0.68% | 0.25% |
| 12 | Companhia De Saneamento Do Parana Sa - Sanepar | 0.25% | 0.58% | 0.25% |
Only in DEM
228 total- China Construction Bank Corp. 4.51%
- Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. 2.82%
- MediaTek Inc. 2.52%
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company 2.15%
- GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV 1.99%
- Orlen SA 1.91%
- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. 1.67%
- Industrial Bank Co Ltd. 1.43%
- Fomento Economico Mexicano S A B de C V 1.36%
- Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 1.31%
Only in DGS
723 total- COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 1.09%
- Tiger Brands Ltd 0.64%
- Winway Technology Co Ltd 0.53%
- Gentera SAB de CV 0.51%
- TISCO Financial Group Public Co Ltd. 0.51%
- Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co Ltd. 0.46%
- Kiwoom Securities Co., Ltd. 0.45%
- Bank of Changsha Co Ltd 0.39%
- Banco Itau Chile 0.38%
- Test Research Inc 0.38%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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