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abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF

AGEMNasdaqAberdeen InvestmentsC

$44.64+0.22 (+0.49%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C47/ 100

Rank 14 of 27 in Emerging Markets Active Equity

C47/100Rank 14 of 27inEmerging Markets Active Equity
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 44.42 to 44.64. Range 44.58 to 45.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.44.8045.0045.2045.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.70%*
Fund size
$340M
1Y total return
+18.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.63%
Holdings
91
Avg volume · 30D
10.3K sh
52W range
low $36.29high $51.50
Launched

*After a fee waiver that ends Feb 28, 2027. Without it: 1.18%.

The ETF.net AGEM Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 47 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Active Equity⁠
Rank
14 of 27
Six-pillar profile for AGEM. Scores out of 100: Cost 40, Risk 63, Mission not scored, Tradability 42, Holdings 37, Durability 80. Strongest: Durability (80). Weakest: Holdings (37). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 47 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 27

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 27

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 27

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 27

Our read on AGEM

ETF.net Research

In short

CA 1990s-vintage emerging markets dividend strategy that traded its mutual fund shell for an ETF in February 2025. Same hunt as always: EM companies paying income today that may keep raising it, now priced intraday.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return through income and long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • 0.70% net of a waiver through February 28, 2027, against a 1.18% gross fee. That sits near the category median among 27 active EM equity funds.
  • The 80% dividend mandate is written into the prospectus, not implied: at least 80% of net assets in EM companies that pay dividend income, filtered by a quality assessment.aberdeeninvestments.com
  • Roughly 90 names rather than index-wide sprawl, with distributions paid quarterly.aberdeeninvestments.com
  • The strategy predates the wrapper. It ran as the abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Fund, with share class history going back to the 1990s, before the ETF conversion on February 18, 2025.aberdeeninvestments.com

Worth knowing

  • The systematic crowd is cheaper: AVEM charges 0.33% and DFEM 0.39%, both unwaived. Human stock picking for dividends is the thing you are paying extra for.
  • Gross fee is 1.18%. What you pay past February 28, 2027 depends on Aberdeen extending the waiver.
  • Thinly traded next to the giant EM funds, which can mean wider spreads, and its record inside the ETF wrapper only starts in 2025.aberdeeninvestments.com

AGEM Holdings

Holdings pillarD37 out of 100Rank 22 of 25 in Emerging Markets Active Equity
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
91
Top-10 weight
50%
Largest holding
2330.TW12.6%

Geography

  • Taiwan24.95%
  • South Korea17.70%
  • China15.02%
  • India8.79%
  • Brazil5.30%
  • Mexico5.21%
  • Hong Kong4.16%
  • Indonesia3.44%
  • Other countries (11)15.43%

Developed 5% · Emerging 95% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
12330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufac Common Stock TWD10.012.58%587,000$43.5M176
2005935.KSSamsung Electronics Pref Preference12.24%307,653$42.3M85
3000660.KSSk Hynix Inc Common Stock KRW5000.05.96%18,055$20.6M186
4TCEHYTencent Holdings Ltd Uns Adr Adr HKD.000024.05%287,734$14M26
52454.TWMediatek Inc Common Stock TWD10.03.63%101,000$12.5M169
6GMEXICOB.MXGrupo Mexico Sab De Cv Ser B Common Stock3.06%854,851$10.6M105
7HDBHdfc Bank Ltd Adr Adr2.82%447,643$9.76M39
8028260.KSSamsung C+t Corp Common Stock KRW100.02.05%29,230$7.08M84
9BMRI.JKBank Mandiri Persero Tbk Pt Common Stock IDR125.01.84%30,921,500$6.34M94
10ETE.ATNational Bank of Greece Common Stock EUR3.01.57%300,932$5.42M92
11GFNORTEO.MXGrupo Financiero Banorte O Common Stock MXN3.51.55%476,325$5.35M111
12PBR.APetroleo Brasil Sp Pref Adr Adr1.41%250,795$4.87M27
13KTB1.FKrung Thai Bank Pub Co Forei Foreign Sh. THB5.15 A1.41%3,710,000$4.86M2
142345.TWAccton Technology Corp Common Stock TWD10.01.37%88,000$4.74M123
15BAJAJHLDNG.BOBajaj Holdings and Investmen Common Stock INR10.01.35%43,902$4.68M16

Showing 1–15 of 91 holdings

AGEM Performance

Launched Oct 4, 1993

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
AGEM$11,891
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AGEM $11,891. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AGEM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAGEM
Year to date+18.1%
1 month−7.6%
3 months−5.5%
1 year+18.9%
3 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AGEM
YearReturn barAGEM
2026 YTD+18.1%
2025+30.2%

History from Feb 19, 2025

AGEM in the news

AGEM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.63%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.17Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.56 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Mar 25, 2025 $0.14; Jun 24, 2025 $0.21; Sep 23, 2025 $0.31; Dec 19, 2025 $0.17; Mar 24, 2026 $0.17; Jun 23, 2026 $0.27; Sep 22, 2026 $0.56. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 22, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.56
Jun 23, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.27
Mar 24, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.17
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.17
Sep 23, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.31
Jun 24, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.21
Mar 25, 2025Mar 28, 2025$0.14

$10,000 in AGEM 1 year ago paid $305 in dividends.

AGEM Risk

Risk pillarB63 out of 100Rank 4 of 27 in Emerging Markets Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.1%
Annualised · 20 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.35
vs 3-month T-bills · 20 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−15.2%
20 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.16
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AGEM Cost

Compare AGEM and AVEM

Overpaying vs AVEM, tied cheapest in Emerging Markets Active Equity

$6,869

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AGEM 0.70%

    $13,606

  • AVEM 0.33% Tied cheapest

    $6,737

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AGEM 0.70%
  • AVEM 0.33%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530AGEM $13,606AVEM $6,737

Year by year

YearAGEMAVEMOverpaying
10$1,250$598$652
20$4,760$2,318$2,442
30$13,606$6,737$6,869
How the 0.70% is worked out

Full fee 1.18%− waiver 0.48%= you pay 0.70%

The waiver ends Feb 28, 2027. After that the fee is 1.18% unless Aberdeen Investments renews it. Source: prospectus, Mar 2026.

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