ETF comparison

FRDMvsSPEM

Both International Emerging.

Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.8%

2 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FRDM and SPEM would leave roughly0.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FRDM only 12.4%Shared 0.8%SPEM only 99.2%
In FRDM only
14 positions
Shared
2 positions
In SPEM only
2,914 positions

Holdings data for FRDM covers 13.2% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

FRDM

Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Life + Liberty (Alpha Architect) · International Emerging

61composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$3.45B
TTM yield
1.57%
Top-10 conc.
56.6%
SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

State Street · International Emerging

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$17.83B
TTM yield
2.49%
Top-10 conc.
27.1%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
93
77
Tax efficiency
76
80
Liquidity
100
33
Concentration
76
Tracking quality
FRDMsub-scoreSPEM

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

SPEM is 42 bps cheaper than FRDM. On a $100,000 position that's about $420/yr more in fees for FRDM.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FRDM vs SPEM.

Top shared holdings

2 shared in total
#HoldingIn FRDMIn SPEMOverlap
1United Microelectronics Corp1.43%0.67%0.67%
2Banco Bradesco SA0.51%0.18%0.18%

Only in FRDM

14 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd8.52%
  • Gold Fields Ltd0.52%
  • First American Government Obligations Fund0.43%
  • Grupo Mexico SAB de CV0.42%
  • Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV0.38%
  • Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA0.19%
  • Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA0.19%
  • ARCA CONTINENTAL SAB DE CV0.14%
  • Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV0.14%
  • Industrias Penoles SAB de CV0.09%

Only in SPEM

2,914 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd14.65%
  • Tencent Holdings Ltd2.74%
  • MediaTek Inc1.82%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd1.79%
  • Delta Electronics Inc1.13%
  • Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.93%
  • HDFC Bank Ltd0.83%
  • ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.82%
  • China Construction Bank Corp0.81%
  • Reliance Industries Ltd0.80%

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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/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.