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QEMM vs IEMG

State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF vs iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

QEMM

State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$47M

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.09%

Fund size

$151.2B

Key differences

  • IEMG costs 0.21% less per year.
  • IEMG is significantly larger than QEMM — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • QEMM is classified as alternative, while IEMG is equity — different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last 3 years, IEMG has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

QEMMIEMG
Annual cost (TER)0.30%0.09%
Fund size (AUM)$47M$151.2B
Since20142012
Dividend yield4.27%2.37%
Asset classalternativeequity
Regionemerging marketsemerging markets
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+36.0%+44.7%
CAGR 3Y+18.3%+21.9%
CAGR 5Y+7.5%+7.7%
Sharpe 3Y0.961.02
Volatility 1Y16.31%19.02%
Max drawdown-36.89%-38.71%

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

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