
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF
$75.15−0.46 (−0.60%)
- 0.15%
- $864M
- +28.7%
- 4.65%
- 0M sh
- $75.80
- low $62.52high $82.68
The ETF.net BBEM Grade
Score 53 out of 100
- 22 of 43
Score 53 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.B64 out of 100Rank 15 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B58 out of 100Rank 24 of 31Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 27 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C40 out of 100Rank 29 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 21 of 43
Our read on BBEM
CEmerging markets, wide and cheap: roughly 1,500 stocks for 0.15% a year, tracking a Morningstar emerging-markets index. JPMorgan's plumbing at a fraction of what the typical index wrapper charges.
The fund seeks broad exposure to emerging-market equities through an indexed approach, aiming to track the Morningstar Emerging Markets Target Market Exposure Index. It uses representative sampling to replicate the index.
Why people hold it
- 0.15% a year, against a 0.45% median for its index-wrapper peer group. That gap compounds quietly in a category where fees are usually the biggest controllable drag.
- About 1,500 stocks via representative sampling of the Morningstar Emerging Markets Target Market Exposure Index. Broad developing-world coverage, no single-country or single-theme bet.
- Sits in the upper half of its index-wrapper cohort on our review, helped by cost discipline and a clean, rules-based mandate. Distributions arrive quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the category's household names, so bid-ask spreads can run wider. Matters most for large or hurried orders.
- Launched in 2023, so the track record is short compared with EM index funds that have been through multiple full cycles.
- Emerging-market equity is a bumpy ride: currency swings and country-level politics show up in the price, and this fund scores low on our risk measures.
BBEM Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,466
- 38%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology44.2%
- Financials19.6%
- Consumer Discretionary8.4%
- Communication6.3%
- Materials5.6%
- Industrials5.0%
- Energy2.9%
- Consumer Staples2.5%
- Utilities2.4%
- Health Care2.3%
- Real Estate0.9%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)35.18%
- China22.48%
- India14.75%
- Brazil4.88%
- South Africa2.91%
- Saudi Arabia2.85%
- United Arab Emirates2.27%
- Mexico1.98%
- 12.71%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
BBEM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | BBEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +20.4% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | +28.7% |
| 3 years | +21.9% |
| 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 | BBEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +20.4% | |
| 2025 | +32.4% | |
| 2024 | +5.6% | |
| 2023 | +6.0% |
BBEM in the news
BBEM Dividends
- 4.65%
- $3.51
- $0.46 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
BBEM Risk
- 14.6%
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.
- 1.15
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.
- −17.4%
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.
- 1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BBEM Cost
- The middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
- Median 0.29%
14 of the 42 Other Major Indexes funds charge less.
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