This fund offers broad exposure to emerging markets by investing in the Defined Emerging Markets Index. This benchmark provides access to a variety of emerging markets across the globe although it is heavy in its exposure to countries such as China and Taiwan in particular. Emerging markets are a key allocation in many portfolios thanks to the high growth potentials that many of these markets have. Many citizens in these countries are entering the ranks of the middle class for the first time and are beginning to consumer more like their Western counterparts. However, risks remain high in many of these nations as corruption and inflation rates are through the roof suggesting that investors need to be concerned over the short term when investing in these securities. FEM invests in an index that provides less diversification than many others in the field and it also is slightly more expensive. However, the fund does seek to weed out some of the worst names across various countries making it a potentially less volatile play on a choppy corner of the market.
| Segment | Equity: Emerging Markets - Total Market |
| Category | Size and Style |
| Focus | Total Market |
| Niche | Broad-based |
| Strategy | Multi-factor |
| Weighting Scheme | Tiered |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| FEM | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 153 | 759 | 842 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 14.31% | 31.84% | 34.06% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 20.12% | 38.49% | 39.19% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 53.96% | 63.39% | 60.43% |
| FEM | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 34.37% | 52.59% | 54.15% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 63.72% | 32.87% | 27.74% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.00% | 9.04% | 4.33% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.00% | 1.25% | 0.63% |
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.
| FEM | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.24 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.31 |
| Dividend Date | 2024-06-27 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 0.89 | $ 1.00 | $ 0.84 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 3.63% | 2.94% | 2.35% |
View charts featuring FEM price and volume data.
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: 0 3 Month Net Flows: 4.8 M 6 Month Net Flows: -1.71 M 1 Year Net Flows: -42.78 M 3 Year Net Flows: -43.81 M 5 Year Net Flows: -203.94 M 10 Year Net Flows: 118 MView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: -6.4 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for FEM 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 Emerging Markets 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 |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
| FEM |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | 0.67% | 3.59% | 3.70% |
| 3 Month Return | 6.32% | 5.49% | 4.68% |
| YTD Return | 11.87% | 8.49% | 7.26% |
| 1 Year Return | 17.84% | 13.70% | 10.83% |
| 3 Year Return | 0.67% | -0.59% | -1.13% |
| 5 Year Return | 3.56% | 3.00% | 1.92% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of FEM's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | 56.78% |
| Europe | 25.67% |
| North, Central and South America | 17.46% |
| Other | 0.05% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| China | 20.36% |
| Turkey | 16.23% |
| India | 10.35% |
| Hong Kong | 8.97% |
| Taiwan | 8.07% |
| Brazil | 8.04% |
| Mexico | 5.19% |
| Poland | 4.85% |
| Malaysia | 3.33% |
| Indonesia | 2.7% |
| Chile | 2.57% |
| Thailand | 2.23% |
| Hungary | 2.14% |
| South Africa | 1.16% |
| Cayman Islands | 0.87% |
| Colombia | 0.79% |
| Singapore | 0.57% |
| Egypt | 0.47% |
| Netherlands | 0.43% |
| Czechia | 0.39% |
| Philippines | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.05% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of FEM's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 23.13% |
| Energy Minerals | 15.44% |
| Utilities | 8.35% |
| Consumer Durables | 8.13% |
| Transportation | 7.81% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 5.65% |
| Electronic Technology | 4.89% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 4.77% |
| Retail Trade | 4.08% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 3.56% |
| Distribution Services | 3.17% |
| Communications | 2.98% |
| Industrial Services | 2.92% |
| Process Industries | 2.82% |
| Technology Services | 0.87% |
| Consumer Services | 0.57% |
| Health Technology | 0.43% |
| Commercial Services | 0.34% |
| CASH | 0.14% |
| Other | -0.09% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mid | 63.72% |
| Large | 34.37% |
| Small | 0.0% |
| Micro | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 93.38% |
| Preferred Equity | 4.69% |
| Unit | 1.84% |
| CASH | 0.14% |
| Other | -0.09% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 23.13% |
| Energy Minerals | 15.44% |
| Utilities | 8.35% |
| Consumer Durables | 8.13% |
| Transportation | 7.81% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 5.65% |
| Electronic Technology | 4.89% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 4.77% |
| Retail Trade | 4.08% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 3.56% |
| Distribution Services | 3.17% |
| Communications | 2.98% |
| Industrial Services | 2.92% |
| Process Industries | 2.82% |
| Technology Services | 0.87% |
| Consumer Services | 0.57% |
| Health Technology | 0.43% |
| Commercial Services | 0.34% |
| CASH | 0.14% |
| Other | -0.09% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 47.05% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 10.52% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 12.77% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 12.56% |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Standard Deviation | 1.43% |
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