Franklin Emerging Market Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF
$42.42−0.18 (−0.42%)
- 0.19%
- $94M
- +40.1%
- 2.66%
- 0M sh
- $42.72
- low $31.79high $46.58
The ETF.net DIEM Grade
B
Score 66 out of 100
- 3 of 10
Score 66 of 100 falls in the B 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.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A77 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 7 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 6 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D37 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 6 of 10
Our read on DIEM
BMost emerging-market dividend funds hunt the fattest yields. DIEM starts from a broad EM benchmark and leans toward payers instead, keeping the market's shape intact, for a fraction of what its dividend-focused rivals charge.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Morningstar Emerging Markets Dividend Enhanced Select Index.
Why people hold it
- At 0.19% a year it's the cheapest fund in its emerging-market dividend cohort, roughly a third of the group's median fee.
- Tilt, not lurch: the index takes a broad emerging-market parent benchmark and optimizes for higher dividend yield while limiting expected tracking error back to it.finance.yahoo.comfranklintempleton.com
- Roughly 200 holdings spread across emerging markets, with income paid quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the category's household names, so spreads can run wider and larger orders need more care.
- It launched in 2016 under a different name and mandate; the dividend-tilt index arrived in 2022, so the earliest track record reflects a different strategy.cbonds.com
- The income lean is bounded by design. Staying close to the parent index means less yield punch than funds that screen only for the highest payers.finance.yahoo.com
DIEM Holdings
- Stocks
- 550
- 34%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology42.5%
- Financials24.1%
- Consumer Discretionary6.1%
- Communication5.6%
- Materials5.0%
- Energy4.5%
- Industrials3.7%
- Utilities3.3%
- Consumer Staples2.8%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Health Care0.8%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)28.32%
- Korea (the Republic of)16.40%
- China15.72%
- India7.48%
- Brazil6.62%
- Saudi Arabia4.09%
- South Africa3.75%
- United Arab Emirates3.46%
- 14.16%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
DIEM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DIEM$14,007
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 | DIEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +29.2% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | +0.6% |
| 1 year | +40.1% |
| 3 years | +27.5% |
| 5 years | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +8.6% |
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 | DIEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +29.2% | |
| 2025 | +30.8% | |
| 2024 | +12.3% | |
| 2023 | +15.4% | |
| 2022 | −20.6% | |
| 2021 | +7.0% | |
| 2020 | +1.3% |
DIEM in the news
DIEM Dividends
- 2.66%
- $1.13
- $0.23 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DIEM Risk
- 14.2%
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.
- 1.49
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.
- −33.3%
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.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DIEM Cost
0.19%
DIEM0.19%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.59%
No Emerging Markets Dividend Index fund charges less.
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- AEDIVState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +10.4%
- BDGSWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +19.9%
- BDEMWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return +29.6%
- CDGREWisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth FundExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +42.7%