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GEM vs QEMM

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF vs State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF

GEM

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$1.7B

QEMM

State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$53M

Key differences

Both GEM and QEMM are equity ETFs. GEM charges 0.35% a year and QEMM 0.30%. The main difference: GEM follows a index enhanced strategy; QEMM uses index tracking.

  • GEM follows a index enhanced strategy; QEMM uses index tracking.
  • GEM is much larger than QEMM. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, GEM has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GEMQEMM
Annual cost (TER)0.35%0.30%
Fund size (AUM)$1.7B$53M
Since20152014
Dividend yield1.85%3.96%
Asset classequityequity
Regionemerging marketsemerging markets
Strategyindex enhancedindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+41.2%+34.3%
CAGR 3Y+21.9%+18.3%
CAGR 5Y+6.6%+6.5%
Sharpe 3Y1.000.94
Volatility 1Y20.62%17.45%
Max drawdown-37.02%-36.89%

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