EMDM vs VEA
5YFirst Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF · $40MVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF · $232B
+28.4%3 years · per year$21,177 · $17,401+20.3%
[…]5 years · per year[…] · $15,197+8.7%
0.75%Expense ratio$75 · $3 on $10k · lower wins0.03%
3.10%12-mo yield$311 · $251 on $10k2.51%
−17.5%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.6%
29.4%VolatilityLower wins18.1%
2–3VEA wins
$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale
Shared top holdingsEMDM · VEA
5.5%005930.KS2.8%
3.2%000660.KS2.3%
0.3%402340.KS0.2%
0.2%009150.KS0.2%
Held in common6.7%
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