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ECON

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF

Factor & Screened Index · Columbia Threadneedle · Inception 2010-09-14 · SEC filings

$36.00−0.61 (−1.66%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 27 prints from 36.61 to 36.00. Range 35.84 to 36.61. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$35.80$36.20$36.40$36.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$320M
1Y return
+40.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.32%
Holdings
211
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$36.46
52W range
low $26.08high $38.18

The ETF.net ECON Grade

C

42/ 100

Rank 14 of 20 in Emerging Markets Multifactor⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ECON. Scores out of 100: Cost 37, Risk 46, Mission not scored, Tradability 37, Holdings 56, Durability 49. Strongest: Holdings (56). Weakest: Tradability (37). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 42 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    DScore 37
    Category rank12/20 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 46
    Category rank11/19 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 37
    Category rank15/20 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 56
    Category rank11/20 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 49
    Category rank12/20 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on ECON

ETF.net Research

CA 2010-vintage emerging-markets ETF with a research filter bolted on: instead of owning the whole large and mid cap EM universe by size, it tracks a rules-screened Solactive index that lands on roughly 200 stocks.

Stated mandate

The Fund is an index-based emerging-economies equity ETF seeking to track the performance of the Beta Advantage® Research Enhanced Solactive Emerging Economies Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Not a cap-weight clone. The Beta Advantage index applies research-driven rules to emerging-markets large and mid caps, ending up with roughly 200 holdings.
  2. 02Trading since 2010, so it carries a real record through multiple emerging-markets cycles, not a backtest.
  3. 03The index is reconstituted on a published schedule by Solactive, so the screen refreshes on a calendar rather than drifting with the market.solactive.comsolactive.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01The 0.54% fee sits above the 0.48% median for multifactor EM funds, and above cheaper peers like EMGF (0.26%) and QEMM (0.30%).
  2. 02Thinly traded next to the giant EM funds, so spreads can be wider and trade size matters more than it would in a household-name ticker.
  3. 03Cash comes back once or twice a year, not monthly.

ECON Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:43 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
211
Top-10 weight
30%
Largest holding
000660.KS7.6%

Sectors

  • Technology39.8%
  • Financials23.4%
  • Consumer Discr.6.5%
  • Industrials6.3%
  • Materials5.7%
  • Communication5.4%
  • Energy3.6%
  • Health Care3.4%
  • Cons. Staples2.9%
  • Utilities1.9%
  • Real Estate1.0%

Geography

  • Taiwan (Province of China)26.94%
  • Korea (the Republic of)22.48%
  • China17.67%
  • India9.54%
  • Brazil3.51%
  • South Africa2.91%
  • Saudi Arabia2.12%
  • Mexico1.65%
  • Other countries (23)13.17%

Developed 4% · Emerging 96% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 25.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001000660.KSSK HYNIX INC7.63%18,048$24M184
002005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD5.54%89,386$18M176
0032330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD4.84%198,240$15M175
0042454.TWMEDIATEK INC3.67%74,348$12M162
0052308.TWDELTA ELECTRONICS INC1.84%99,614$6M154
0060939.HKCHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP1.79%4,608,451$6M106
0072317.TWHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD1.59%646,718$5M114
0083711.TWASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD1.30%198,785$4M115
009601138.SSFOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO LTD1.13%382,156$4M67
010402340.KSSK SQUARE CO LTD1.10%4,309$4M111
011PDDPDD HOLDINGS INC1.05%42,493$3M152
012BHARTIARTL.BOBHARTI AIRTEL LTD1.03%172,171$3M83
0132303.TWUNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP0.98%635,949$3M112
0141398.HKINDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD0.97%3,221,264$3M100
015009150.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO LTD0.86%2,667$3M112

Showing 1–15 of 364 holdings

ECON Performance

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

ECON$14,070
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ECON $14,070. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,126$12,063$14,999Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 ECON. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodECON
Year to date+33.9%
1 month+3.6%
3 months−3.6%
1 year+40.7%
3 years+23.5%per year
5 years+9.1%per year
10 years+5.0%per year

As of the close, 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 ECON
YearReturn barECON
2026 YTD+33.9%
2025+34.1%
2024+0.2%
2023+7.5%
2022−16.0%
2021−14.1%
2020+20.8%

ECON in the news

ETF.net Research hasn’t filed on ECON yet — coverage lands here as it’s written.

ECON 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 Sep 22, 2026.
1.32%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.48Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.48 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 15, 2017 $0.10; Dec 21, 2018 $0.20; Dec 20, 2019 $0.39; Dec 18, 2020 $0.18; Dec 20, 2021 $0.26; Dec 19, 2022 $0.41; Dec 18, 2023 $0.33; Dec 18, 2024 $0.16; Dec 18, 2025 $0.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.48
Dec 18, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.16
Dec 18, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.33
Dec 19, 2022Dec 27, 2022$0.41
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.26
Dec 18, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.18
Dec 20, 2019Dec 26, 2019$0.39
Dec 21, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.20
Dec 15, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.10
Dec 23, 2016Dec 30, 2016$0.16
Dec 29, 2015Jan 12, 2016$0.24
Dec 29, 2014Jan 12, 2015$0.30

ECON Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.97
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−33.8%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
1.12
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.

ECON Cost

Expense ratio0.49%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.47%

11 of the 20 Emerging Markets Multifactor funds charge less.

ECON costs $49.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Multifactor fund costs $47.00.