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GMF vs EEM

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF vs iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

GMF

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.49%

Fund size

$386M

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.72%

Fund size

$28.1B

Key differences

  • GMF costs 0.23% less per year.
  • EEM is significantly larger than GMF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • GMF is classified as alternative, while EEM is equity — different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last 3 years, EEM has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GMFEEM
Annual cost (TER)0.49%0.72%
Fund size (AUM)$386M$28.1B
Since20072003
Dividend yield1.39%1.91%
Asset classalternativeequity
Regionemerging marketsemerging markets
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+26.7%+46.1%
CAGR 3Y+17.9%+21.9%
CAGR 5Y+5.8%+7.0%
Sharpe 3Y0.841.00
Volatility 1Y16.22%19.54%
Max drawdown-40.18%-39.82%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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