This ETF offers exposure to small cap stocks in emerging markets, an asset class that is often overlooked by investors but that should be included in most buy-and-hold portfolios. In addition to being a very useful tool for investors with a long-term time horizon, EEMS can be appealing to more active traders as well; this ETF offers a way to achieve quick exposure to risky assets that often exhibit relatively high volatility in both directions.
The most popular emerging markets ETFs, including EEM and VWO, are dominated by large cap stocks. While these funds offer exposure to the largest companies in the developing world, they may be impacted more significantly by broader macroeconomic trends than changes in local consumption. Small cap emerging markets companies may offer better “pure plays” on the local economies, and may also provide exposure to sectors that are underrepresented in large cap-heavy funds (which tend to be tilted toward energy and financials). Given its objective, EEMS can be useful as either an alternative or complement to products such as EEM or VWO; those seeking to achieve well rounded emerging markets exposure can do so by combining positions in large cap and small cap funds.
The EEMS portfolio is both broad and deep; the concentration issues that can pop up in large cap funds are not present, and this fund is relatively well balanced from a sector perspective as well. EEMS is more expensive than many other emerging markets ETFs, but the fees charged are reasonable given the type of exposure offered (though EWX offers a way to improve cost efficiency). Beyond EWX, another option for similar exposure is the dividend-weighted DGS (that ETF is also a bit cheaper). Investors also have a number of more targeted small cap ETFs that focus on specific emerging markets, including India (SCIN), China (ECNS), Brazil (BRF), and Russia (RSXJ).
Segment | Equity: Emerging Markets - Small Cap |
Category | Size and Style |
Focus | Small Cap |
Niche | Broad-based |
Strategy | Vanilla |
Weighting Scheme | Market Cap |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
EEMS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Holdings | 1474 | 1556 | 1374 |
% of Assets in Top 10 | 4.16% | 12.12% | 6.21% |
% of Assets in Top 15 | 5.58% | 13.65% | 8.70% |
% of Assets in Top 50 | 13.41% | 22.21% | 22.83% |
EEMS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
---|---|---|---|
Large (>12.9B) | 0.00% | 0.82% | 1.15% |
Mid (>2.7B) | 18.51% | 21.53% | 14.39% |
Small (>600M) | 71.42% | 58.00% | 67.39% |
Micro (<600M) | 9.15% | 10.89% | 13.62% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
EEMS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
---|---|---|---|
Dividend | $ 0.40 | $ 0.55 | $ 0.36 |
Dividend Date | 2022-12-13 | N/A | N/A |
Annual Dividend Rate | $ 0.43 | $ 1.75 | $ 1.49 |
Annual Dividend Yield | 0.84% | 4.55% | 3.43% |
View charts featuring EEMS price and volume data.
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: -10.17 M 3 Month Net Flows: -10.17 M 6 Month Net Flows: -10.17 M 1 Year Net Flows: 26.63 M 3 Year Net Flows: 142.34 M 5 Year Net Flows: 65.71 M 10 Year Net Flows: 332.13 MView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: 4.46 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for EEMS on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
Distributes K1 | No |
EEMS does not have an ESG score. There are no ESG themes that map to this ETF.
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
EEMS |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
---|---|---|---|
1 Month Return | 1.01% | -2.79% | -1.20% |
3 Month Return | 0.89% | -1.58% | -2.36% |
YTD Return | 5.76% | 4.14% | 0.91% |
1 Year Return | -0.42% | -0.54% | -0.50% |
3 Year Return | 15.65% | 10.20% | 13.58% |
5 Year Return | 2.10% | 0.63% | 1.94% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of EEMS's underlying holdings.
Region | Percentage |
---|---|
Asia Pacific | 76.55% |
Europe | 13.03% |
North, Central and South America | 10.15% |
Other | 0.38% |
Country | Percentage |
---|---|
India | 22.78% |
Taiwan | 22.24% |
South Korea | 14.94% |
Brazil | 5.54% |
China | 5.36% |
Saudi Arabia | 3.68% |
Thailand | 3.18% |
South Africa | 2.76% |
Hong Kong | 2.72% |
Malaysia | 2.63% |
Mexico | 2.52% |
Indonesia | 2.39% |
Turkey | 1.51% |
Poland | 1.16% |
Philippines | 1.06% |
Kuwait | 1.03% |
United Arab Emirates | 1.01% |
Qatar | 0.99% |
Chile | 0.93% |
Greece | 0.46% |
Other | 0.39% |
Egypt | 0.24% |
Colombia | 0.11% |
Belgium | 0.08% |
United States | 0.08% |
Singapore | 0.08% |
Australia | 0.08% |
Spain | 0.06% |
Czechia | 0.05% |
Hungary | 0.05% |
Cyprus | 0.0% |
Russia | 0.0% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of EEMS's underlying holdings.
Sector | Percentage |
---|---|
Finance | 17.02% |
Electronic Technology | 14.44% |
Producer Manufacturing | 10.81% |
Process Industries | 10.53% |
Health Technology | 6.14% |
Non-Energy Minerals | 4.98% |
Consumer Non-Durables | 4.52% |
Technology Services | 4.08% |
Transportation | 3.25% |
Consumer Services | 3.06% |
Utilities | 2.96% |
Consumer Durables | 2.93% |
Commercial Services | 2.74% |
Retail Trade | 2.71% |
Health Services | 2.47% |
Industrial Services | 2.27% |
Distribution Services | 2.14% |
Energy Minerals | 1.46% |
Communications | 1.2% |
CASH | 0.35% |
Other | 0.04% |
Miscellaneous | 0.01% |
Market Cap | Percentage |
---|---|
Small | 71.42% |
Mid | 18.51% |
Micro | 9.15% |
Large | 0.0% |
Region | Percentage |
---|
Asset | Percentage |
---|---|
Share/Common/Ordinary | 94.01% |
Non-Voting Depositary Receipt | 3.18% |
American Depositary Receipt | 1.05% |
Preferred Equity | 0.98% |
Unit | 0.52% |
CASH | 0.35% |
Other | 0.02% |
Global Depositary Receipt | 0.0% |
Right | 0.0% |
Sector | Percentage |
---|---|
Finance | 17.02% |
Electronic Technology | 14.44% |
Producer Manufacturing | 10.81% |
Process Industries | 10.53% |
Health Technology | 6.14% |
Non-Energy Minerals | 4.98% |
Consumer Non-Durables | 4.52% |
Technology Services | 4.08% |
Transportation | 3.25% |
Consumer Services | 3.06% |
Utilities | 2.96% |
Consumer Durables | 2.93% |
Commercial Services | 2.74% |
Retail Trade | 2.71% |
Health Services | 2.47% |
Industrial Services | 2.27% |
Distribution Services | 2.14% |
Energy Minerals | 1.46% |
Communications | 1.2% |
CASH | 0.35% |
Other | 0.04% |
Miscellaneous | 0.01% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
5 Day Volatility | 175.11% |
20 Day Volatility | 10.94% |
50 Day Volatility | 11.50% |
200 Day Volatility | 12.74% |
Beta | 0.84 |
Standard Deviation | 1.99% |
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