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Fees, size, distributions, currency exposure and holdings overlap for two to four funds, side by side.
Side by side
| Measure | EMDMFirst Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracie... | VWOVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Market | USNYSE Arca | USNYSE Arca |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| Asset class | Equity · International | Equity · International |
| Expense ratio | 0.75%Expense ratio, filed 28 Jan 2026 | 0.06%Expense ratio, filed 27 Feb 2026 |
| Net assets | $36.1MAs of 30 Jun 2026 | $162.0BAs of 31 Jul 2026 |
| Holdings | 101As of 30 Jun 2026 | 6,393As of 31 Jul 2026 |
| 12-month distribution yield | 2.88% | 2.09% |
| Distributions | Quarterly$1.1620 in 12 months | Quarterly$1.2180 in 12 months |
| Last price | $40.3620 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC | $58.2520 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC |
Holdings overlap
Weighted overlap is the sum, over the securities both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. 0% means no shared holdings; 100% means identical portfolios.
| Fund | EMDM | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| EMDM | Same fund | 30.4%at least |
| VWO | 30.4%at least | Same fund |
EMDM and VWO
- Weighted overlap
- 30.4%
- Holdings in common
- 78
- EMDM holdings also in VWO
- 78.0% by count
- VWO holdings also in EMDM
- 4.0% by count
| Holding | Weight in EMDM | Weight in VWO | Overlap | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTDTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD TWD10 TW0002330008 | 11.67% | 15.56% | 11.67% | ISIN |
| MEDIATEK INCMEDIATEK INC TWD10 TW0002454006 | 1.20% | 1.36% | 1.20% | ISIN |
| RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTDRELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD INR10(100%DEMAT) INE002A01018 | 1.29% | 0.80% | 0.80% | ISIN |
| HDFC BANK LTDHDFC BANK LTD INR1 INE040A01034 | 1.84% | 0.78% | 0.78% | ISIN |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS INCDELTA ELECTRONICS INC TWD10 TW0002308004 | 0.71% | 0.82% | 0.71% | ISIN |
| ICICI BANK LTDICICI BANK LTD INR2 INE090A01021 | 1.51% | 0.69% | 0.69% | ISIN |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTDHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD TWD10 TW0002317005 | 0.59% | 0.81% | 0.59% | ISIN |
| BHARTI AIRTEL LTDBHARTI AIRTEL LTD INR5 INE397D01024 | 0.80% | 0.55% | 0.55% | ISIN |
| VALE SAVALE SA COM NPV BRVALEACNOR0 | 1.75% | 0.46% | 0.46% | ISIN |
| ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTDASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD TWD10 TW0003711008 | 0.45% | 0.49% | 0.45% | ISIN |
How overlap is measured
Each fund's latest public Form N-PORT report lists its positions with the percent of net assets each one makes up. For every security both funds hold, the smaller of its two weights is counted, and those are added up. If fund A holds a stock at 6% and fund B at 4%, that stock adds 4 percentage points.
Securities are matched by ISIN first, then by CUSIP (a US or Canadian ISIN contains the CUSIP), and only as a last resort by issuer name, for non-debt holdings where one fund gives no identifier. Repeated lines of the same security in one fund are added together, and each security is matched once.
Cash funds, repurchase agreements, derivative contracts and short positions are left out because their reported value is not comparable exposure. For funds with more than 2,000 positions only the largest 2,000 are stored, so the result is a lower bound and the possible extra is shown. Reports can be for different month ends, and funds trade between reports.
The count-based shares show how many of one fund's holdings the other also holds, which can be high even when overlap by weight is low. Read more in where the ETF data comes from.
Currency exposure
| Currency | EMDM | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| New Taiwan dollar (TWD) | 18.0% | 30.5% |
| Indian rupee (INR) | 12.7% | 16.9% |
| South Korean won (KRW) | 25.0% | Below the top 12 or none |
| Hong Kong dollar (HKD) | Below the top 12 or none | 20.0% |
| South African rand (ZAR) | 11.6% | 3.6% |
| Brazilian real (BRL) | 10.9% | 4.2% |
| Mexican peso (MXN) | 10.0% | 2.2% |
| US dollar (USD) | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Chinese yuan (CNY) | Below the top 12 or none | 6.3% |
| Polish zloty (PLN) | 4.1% | Below the top 12 or none |