EMDM vs EEM

AEMDM

BEEM

Measures won3–2EMDM wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,197VEA · VXUS $14,489

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.10%EMDM · $311 on $10k

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

Held in common32.6%EMDM and EEM

EMDM

EEM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF · $40MiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · $27.0B

+28.4%3 years · per year$21,177 · $17,207+19.8%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $13,109+5.6%

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

3.10%12-mo yield$311 · $188 on $10k1.88%

−17.5%Worst dropSmaller wins−18.5%

29.4%VolatilityLower wins26.3%

3–2EMDM wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsEMDM · EEM

8.7%2330.TW15.1%

5.5%005930.KS6.3%

3.2%000660.KS4.7%

0.8%2454.TW1.4%

Held in common32.6%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.45%	+0.1%	+8.1%	+11.6%	+19.2%	+7.7%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.72%	1.88%	+2.2%	+9.0%	+9.7%	+19.8%	+5.6%	−18.5%	$27.0B
4	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.10%	+1.7%	+20.4%	+27.6%	+28.4%	new	−17.5%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.45%	+0.1%	+8.1%	+11.6%	+19.2%	+7.7%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.72%	1.88%	+2.2%	+9.0%	+9.7%	+19.8%	+5.6%	−18.5%	$27.0B
4	AEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.10%	+1.7%	+20.4%	+27.6%	+28.4%	new	−17.5%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 6, 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

$13,109

MeasureEMDMEEM

Fee0.75%0.72%

Cost on $10k a year$75$72

Yield3.10%1.88%

5 years, per year[…]+5.6%

3 years, per year+28.4%+19.8%

Worst drop · 1Y−17.5%−18.5%

Volatility · 1Y29.4%26.3%

3–2measures won
EMDM first

32.6%

holdings shared

Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+8.1%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+8.1%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$56.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+9.7%

IEFAiShares

+7.7%

+9.7%Year to date+7.7%

2.5%Yield3.5%

$232BAssets$189B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+31.4%

VIGVanguard

+12.1%

+31.4%Year to date+12.1%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: EMDM, EEM, VXUS, VEA

Today

65.3%most shared, VXUS and VEA

EMDMEEMVXUSVEA

EMDM—32.6%12.9%6.7%

EEM32.6%—24.0%8.9%

VXUS12.9%24.0%—65.3%

VEA6.7%8.9%65.3%—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$248most kept, VEA

VEA$251 − $3 = $248

VXUS$245 − $5 = $240

EMDM$311 − $75 = $236

EEM$188 − $72 = $116

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee