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SPEM vs EDIV

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF vs State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.07%

Fund size

$17.3B

EDIV

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.49%

Fund size

$1.2B

Key differences

  • SPEM costs 0.42% less per year.
  • SPEM is significantly larger than EDIV — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • SPEM is classified as equity, while EDIV is alternative — different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last 3 years, EDIV has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

SPEMEDIV
Annual cost (TER)0.07%0.49%
Fund size (AUM)$17.3B$1.2B
Since20072011
Dividend yield2.58%4.61%
Asset classequityalternative
Regionemerging marketsemerging markets
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+30.3%+13.3%
CAGR 3Y+19.0%+20.1%
CAGR 5Y+6.6%+11.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.951.18
Volatility 1Y15.88%12.07%
Max drawdown-36.06%-40.76%

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

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