EMDM vs EEM

AEMDM

BEEM

Measures won3–2EMDM wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$14,347VXUS · EEM $12,642

Lowest cost0.05%VXUS · $5 on $10k

Most income3.15%EMDM · $315 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.3%VXUS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common35.1%EMDM and EEM

EMDM

EEM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF · $40MiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · $28.6B

+28.5%3 years · per year$21,220 · $16,989+19.3%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $12,642+4.8%

0.75%Expense ratio$75 · $72 on $10k · lower wins0.72%

3.15%12-mo yield$315 · $192 on $10k1.92%

−17.3%Worst dropSmaller wins−18.5%

29.4%VolatilityLower wins26.2%

3–2EMDM wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsEMDM · EEM

9.2%2330.TW15.1%

6.4%005930.KS6.8%

3.9%000660.KS5.1%

0.9%2454.TW1.5%

Held in common35.1%

End-of-day Nov 5, 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	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.46%	−3.7%	+7.9%	+12.2%	+19.5%	+7.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
2	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.72%	1.92%	−5.8%	+6.7%	+8.3%	+19.3%	+4.8%	−18.5%	$28.6B
3	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.15%	−3.3%	+18.7%	+27.9%	+28.5%	new	−17.3%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 5, 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	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.46%	−3.7%	+7.9%	+12.2%	+19.5%	+7.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
2	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.72%	1.92%	−5.8%	+6.7%	+8.3%	+19.3%	+4.8%	−18.5%	$28.6B
3	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.15%	−3.3%	+18.7%	+27.9%	+28.5%	new	−17.3%	$40M

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

Cards for this view

EMDM vs EEM

EMDM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies

[…]

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

$12,642

MeasureEMDMEEM

Fee0.75%0.72%

Cost on $10k a year$75$72

Yield3.15%1.92%

5 years, per year[…]+4.8%

3 years, per year+28.5%+19.3%

Worst drop · 1Y−17.3%−18.5%

Volatility · 1Y29.4%26.2%

3–2measures won
EMDM first

35.1%

holdings shared

Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+7.9%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+7.9%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$58.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+32.3%

VIGVanguard

+12.5%

+32.3%Year to date+12.5%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$123BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+8.5%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+5.2%

+8.5%Year to date+5.2%

12.2%Yield8.1%

$42.1BAssets$46.1B

2–0JEPQ wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Overlap: EMDM, EEM, VXUS

Today

35.1%most shared, EMDM and EEM

EMDMEEMVXUS

EMDM—35.1%0.1%

EEM35.1%—9.9%

VXUS0.1%9.9%—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$241most kept, VXUS

VXUS$246 − $5 = $241

EMDM$315 − $75 = $240

EEM$192 − $72 = $120

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee