abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF
$47.30−0.31 (−0.66%)
- 1.18%
- $366M
- +34.6%
- 2.45%
- 0M sh
- $48.41
- low $36.29high $51.50
The ETF.net AGEM Grade
D
Score 28 out of 100
- 25 of 28
Score 28 of 100 falls in the D 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.F0 out of 100Rank 28 of 28Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 15 of 28Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C44 out of 100Rank 16 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 22 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 4 of 28
Our read on AGEM
DEmerging-market income, stock-picked rather than screened. Aberdeen's team hunts EM companies that actually pay dividends and clear a quality bar, inside a registered fund whose lineage traces back to 1993.
The Fund seeks total return through income and long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- The income mandate is written into the contract, not implied: at least 80% of net assets in equity of emerging-market companies that pay dividends.
- Quality is an advertised part of the process, so managers weigh business durability alongside the payout instead of chasing the fattest yields on the screen.
- Long institutional roots: a 1940 Act registered fund with an inception date of 1993, run by Aberdeen's emerging-markets desk.
- Distributions land on a quarterly schedule, and the stated goal is total return from income plus long-term capital appreciation.
Worth knowing
- Price is the sticking point. At 1.18% a year it sits in the lower tier of our active EM group, while top-rated peers like AVEM and DFEM charge under 0.40%.
- Thinly traded next to the giants of the category, so bid-ask spreads can be wider and large orders need more care.
- A dividend requirement shapes the opportunity set: EM's non-paying growth names are largely outside the 80% bucket.
AGEM Holdings
- Stocks
- 92
- 51%
- 2330.TW
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)23.77%
- Korea (the Republic of)23.25%
- China14.07%
- India7.42%
- Brazil5.42%
- Mexico5.19%
- Indonesia3.28%
- Hong Kong2.96%
- 14.64%
Developed 4% · Emerging 96%
AGEM Performance
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AGEM$13,459
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | AGEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +26.6% |
| 1 month | −3.8% |
| 3 months | −0.7% |
| 1 year | +34.6% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AGEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +26.6% | |
| 2025 | +30.2% |
AGEM in the news
AGEM Dividends
- 2.45%
- $1.17
- $0.56 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AGEM Risk
- 17.7%
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.
- 1.82
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.
- −15.2%
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.
- 1.16
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AGEM Cost
1.18%
AGEM1.18%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
- Median 0.65%
Every other Emerging Markets Active Equity fund charges less.
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- DMEMMatthews Emerging Markets Equity Active ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +26.6%
- DEMEQNomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +82.8%
- DASIAMatthews Pacific Tiger Active ETF ASIAExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +25.3%
- FMEMAMan ETF Series Trust - Man Active Emerging Markets Alternative ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return —