EMAD vs. VDEM ETF Comparison

Comparison of SPDR® MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF (EMAD) to Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) (VDEM)
EMAD

SPDR® MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF

EMAD Description

The investment policy of the Fund is to track the performance of the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Asia Index (or any other index determined by the Directors from time to time to track substantially the same market as the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Asia Index and which is considered by the Directors to be an appropriate index for the Fund to track, in accordance with the Prospectus) (the “Index”) as closely as possible, while seeking to minimize as far as possible the tracking error between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index. The MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Asia Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets in Asia. As of November 30, 2010 the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Asia Index consisted of the following 8 emerging market country indices: China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

£71.58

Average Daily Volume

3,039

Number of Holdings *

16

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
VDEM

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD)

VDEM Description This Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Index, a free float market capitalisationweighted index of large and mid cap companies in multiple emerging markets in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America and the Middle East. The Fund employs a “passive management” – or indexing – investment approach, through physical acquisition of securities, designed to track the performance of the Index. The Fund will invest in a portfolio of equity securities that so far as possible and practicable is a representative sample of the component securities of the Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

£56.83

Average Daily Volume

6,058

Number of Holdings *

26

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period EMAD VDEM
30 Days 2.22% 0.62%
60 Days 7.00% 3.80%
90 Days 3.19% 2.05%
12 Months 5.14% 6.87%
13 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in EMAD Weight in VDEM Overlap
0HCI F 2.72% 2.38% 2.38%
0I50 D 0.46% 0.36% 0.36%
0LCV C 9.72% 7.87% 7.87%
0M30 F 0.3% 0.27% 0.27%
0OIQ D 0.08% 0.06% 0.06%
0YZ2 A 0.12% 0.09% 0.09%
0Z4I F 0.09% 0.06% 0.06%
AXB D 0.55% 0.44% 0.44%
CEIR F 0.09% 0.07% 0.07%
CYPC C 0.1% 0.09% 0.09%
HTSC D 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
SBID C 0.3% 0.24% 0.24%
SDIC B 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
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