AFEM vs EEM

AAFEM

BEEM

Measures won5–1AFEM wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$16,310AFEM · VEA $15,893

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income2.73%AFEM · $273 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.6%VEA · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common33.6%AFEM and EEM

AFEM

EEM

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF · $76MiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · $28.6B

+23.9%3 years · per year$19,006 · $17,934+21.5%

+10.3%5 years · per year$16,310 · $13,431+6.1%

0.85%Expense ratio$85 · $72 on $10k · lower wins0.72%

2.73%12-mo yield$273 · $181 on $10k1.81%

−11.7%Worst dropSmaller wins−14.3%

19.7%VolatilityLower wins25.6%

5–1AFEM wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsAFEM · EEM

13.6%2330.TW15.4%

7.0%005930.KS6.9%

3.3%000660.KS5.2%

1.3%2454.TW1.4%

Held in common33.6%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	AAFEM	First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.85%	2.73%	+1.0%	+17.7%	+20.9%	+23.9%	+10.3%	−11.7%	$76M
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.41%	+2.1%	+14.4%	+18.9%	+22.5%	+9.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.72%	1.81%	+0.9%	+13.2%	+12.9%	+21.5%	+6.1%	−14.3%	$28.6B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	AAFEM	First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.85%	2.73%	+1.0%	+17.7%	+20.9%	+23.9%	+10.3%	−11.7%	$76M
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.41%	+2.1%	+14.4%	+18.9%	+22.5%	+9.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.72%	1.81%	+0.9%	+13.2%	+12.9%	+21.5%	+6.1%	−14.3%	$28.6B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

AFEM vs EEM

AFEM

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets

$16,310

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

$13,431

MeasureAFEMEEM

Fee0.85%0.72%

Cost on $10k a year$85$72

Yield2.73%1.81%

5 years, per year+10.3%+6.1%

3 years, per year+23.9%+21.5%

Worst drop · 1Y−11.7%−14.3%

Volatility · 1Y19.7%25.6%

5–1measures won
AFEM first

33.6%

holdings shared

Nov 4, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+14.4%

IEFAiShares

+11.9%

+14.4%Year to date+11.9%

2.4%Yield3.3%

$232BAssets$193B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+35.3%

VIGVanguard

+16.4%

+35.3%Year to date+16.4%

2.9%Yield1.4%

$123BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+8.5%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+8.8%

+8.5%Year to date+8.8%

12.2%Yield7.8%

$42.1BAssets$46.1B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Overlap: AFEM, EEM, VEA

Today

33.6%most shared, AFEM and EEM

AFEMEEMVEA

AFEM—33.6%5.8%

EEM33.6%—8.9%

VEA5.8%8.9%—

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$238most kept, VEA

VEA$241 − $3 = $238

AFEM$273 − $85 = $188

EEM$181 − $72 = $109

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee