JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF
$61.77+0.31 (+0.50%)
- 0.19%
- $6.6B
- +15.9%
- 3.83%
- 0.2M sh
- $61.36
- low $53.84high $65.80
The ETF.net BBAX Grade
C
Score 54 out of 100
- 4 of 7
Score 54 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.B57 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B68 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C52 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D31 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 5 of 7
Our read on BBAX
CDeveloped Asia Pacific with Japan deliberately cut out: Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand in one ticket. The region's other half, indexed, at a price below the typical international blend fund.
The fund is designed to provide indexed exposure to developed Asian Pacific equity markets while excluding Japan.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.19% a year, under the roughly 0.28% median for its international blend peer group.
- Japan is excluded by design, so it stacks next to a separate Japan holding without overlap. It tracks a Morningstar developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan index.am.jpmorgan.com
- Plain index plumbing since 2018: about 90 stocks across four markets, quarterly distributions, and a multi-billion-dollar asset base behind it.
Worth knowing
- Four markets and roughly 90 names. This is a regional slice, not a diversified international core.
- Broad ex-US funds cost less for far wider coverage: VEU at 0.04% and IXUS at 0.07%, both including Japan.
- Trading is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads deserve a look at the open and close. It sits in the lower half of its peer group overall.
BBAX Holdings
- Stocks
- 98
- 48%
- BHP.AX
Sectors
- Financials45.8%
- Materials16.5%
- Industrials7.8%
- Real Estate7.1%
- Health Care6.3%
- Consumer Discretionary4.9%
- Utilities3.2%
- Consumer Staples3.2%
- Energy2.8%
- Communication2.4%
- Technology0.2%
Geography
- Australia64.73%
- Hong Kong16.39%
- Singapore15.81%
- China1.35%
- New Zealand1.20%
- Bermuda0.52%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
BBAX Performance
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BBAX$11,591
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 | BBAX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.4% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | +1.3% |
| 1 year | +15.9% |
| 3 years | +15.7% |
| 5 years | +6.8% |
| 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 | BBAX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.4% | |
| 2025 | +20.2% | |
| 2024 | +2.5% | |
| 2023 | +5.6% | |
| 2022 | −4.8% | |
| 2021 | +5.5% | |
| 2020 | +7.9% |
BBAX in the news
BBAX Dividends
- 3.83%
- $2.36
- $0.79 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
BBAX Risk
- 14.0%
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.
- 0.80
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.
- −23.2%
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.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BBAX Cost
0.19%
BBAX0.19%
- The middle half of Asia-Pacific Region funds
- Median 0.19%
2 of the 7 Asia-Pacific Region funds charge less.
Other funds in Asia-Pacific Region
- AIPACiShares Core MSCI Pacific ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +23.7%
- BFLAXFranklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +30.4%
- CEPPiShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +12.6%
- CAAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +30.6%
- CAIAiShares Asia 50 ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +55.6%