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Fees, size, distributions, currency exposure and holdings overlap for two to four funds, side by side.
Side by side
| Measure | FEMSFirst Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX... | VWOVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Market | USNasdaq | USNYSE Arca |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| Asset class | Equity · International | Equity · International |
| Expense ratio | 0.80%Expense ratio, filed 30 Apr 2026 | 0.06%Expense ratio, filed 27 Feb 2026 |
| Net assets | $251.8MAs of 30 Jun 2026 | $162.0BAs of 31 Jul 2026 |
| Holdings | 206As of 30 Jun 2026 | 6,393As of 31 Jul 2026 |
| 12-month distribution yield | 4.02% | 2.09% |
| Distributions | Quarterly$1.7960 in 12 months | Quarterly$1.2180 in 12 months |
| Last price | $44.7020 Oct 2026, 20:00 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 | FEMS | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| FEMS | Same fund | 1.1%at least |
| VWO | 1.1%at least | Same fund |
FEMS and VWO
- Weighted overlap
- 1.1%
- Holdings in common
- 96
- FEMS holdings also in VWO
- 48.0% by count
- VWO holdings also in FEMS
- 4.9% by count
| Holding | Weight in FEMS | Weight in VWO | Overlap | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUO CORPAUO CORP TWD10 TW0002409000 | 0.36% | 0.04% | 0.04% | ISIN |
| ENERGISA SAENERGISA SA UNITS (1 COM & 4 PRF) BRENGICDAM16 | 0.30% | 0.04% | 0.04% | ISIN |
| L&K ENGINEERING COMPANY LTDL&K ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD TWD10 TW0006139009 | 0.28% | 0.03% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| COMPANHIA SANEAMENTO DE MINAS GERAIS SA (COPASA)COMPANHIA SANEAMENTO DE MINAS GERAIS SA (COPASA) COM NPV BRCSMGACNOR5 | 0.51% | 0.03% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| PARQUE ARAUCO SAPARQUE ARAUCO SA NPV CLP763281068 | 0.33% | 0.03% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| MEGACABLE HOLDINGS SAB DE CVMEGACABLE HOLDINGS SAB DE CV PTG SHS COMP 2 ORD'A'SHS MX01ME090003 | 0.50% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ISIN |
| ASTOR ENERJI ASASTOR ENERJI AS TRY1 TREASTR00013 | 0.87% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ISIN |
| LOJAS RENNER SALOJAS RENNER SA COM NPV BRLRENACNOR1 | 0.16% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ISIN |
| HACI OMER SABANCI HOLDING ASHACI OMER SABANCI HOLDING AS TRY1 TRASAHOL91Q5 | 0.33% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ISIN |
| GENTERA SAB DE CVGENTERA SAB DE CV COM NPV MX01GE0E0004 | 0.25% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 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 | FEMS | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| New Taiwan dollar (TWD) | 24.2% | 30.5% |
| Hong Kong dollar (HKD) | 9.6% | 20.0% |
| Turkish lira (TRY) | 19.6% | Below the top 12 or none |
| Brazilian real (BRL) | 12.7% | 4.2% |
| Indian rupee (INR) | Below the top 12 or none | 16.9% |
| US dollar (USD) | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| South African rand (ZAR) | 6.2% | 3.6% |
| Thai baht (THB) | 7.8% | 1.7% |
| Chinese yuan (CNY) | Below the top 12 or none | 6.3% |
| Indonesian rupiah (IDR) | 6.0% | Below the top 12 or none |