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Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF

ECONNYSE ArcaColumbia ThreadneedleD

$32.72+0.41 (+1.26%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

D36/ 100

Rank 16 of 20 in Emerging Markets Multifactor

D36/100Rank 16 of 20inEmerging Markets Multifactor
Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 32.31 to 32.72. Range 32.31 to 32.89. Use the arrow keys to read each point.32.4032.5032.6032.8032.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$294M
1Y total return
+18.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.50%
Holdings
366
Avg volume · 30D
24.7K sh
52W range
low $26.27high $38.18
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ECON Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 36 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Multifactor⁠
Rank
16 of 20
Six-pillar profile for ECON. Scores out of 100: Cost 26, Risk 44, Mission not scored, Tradability 32, Holdings 56, Durability 51. Strongest: Holdings (56). Weakest: Cost (26). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 36 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.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 20

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 19

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 20

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 20

Our read on ECON

ETF.net Research

In short

DA 2010-vintage emerging markets ticker with a second act: once a consumer-stocks portfolio, now a broad EM index fund that screens out the names Columbia's quant models rate poorly on quality, value and catalyst.

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

  • The index starts from a broad Solactive EM large- and mid-cap universe, then removes securities rated unfavorably on quality, value and catalyst factors.sec.govcolumbiathreadneedleus.com
  • What survives is market-cap weighted with region, country and sector controls, leaving a core-shaped EM portfolio of a couple hundred stocks rather than a concentrated factor bet.columbiathreadneedleus.com
  • Costs 0.47% net of a waiver through July 31, 2027 (0.49% gross), near the median fee for emerging-markets multifactor funds.

Worth knowing

  • The ticker dates to 2010, but the research-enhanced index mandate arrived in 2024. Earlier history belongs to an emerging-markets consumer portfolio.sec.gov
  • It trades thinly next to the EM heavyweights, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads.
  • Several factor peers in the group list lower fees: FDEM at 0.25%, EMGF at 0.26%, QEMM at 0.30%.

ECON Performance

Launched Sep 14, 2010

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

ECON$11,816
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ECON $11,816. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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+18.2%
1 month−8.7%
3 months−3.4%
1 year+18.2%
3 yearsper year+19.8%
5 yearsper year+6.3%
10 yearsper year+4.0%

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+18.2%
2025+34.1%
2024+0.2%
2023+7.5%
2022−16.0%
2021−14.1%
2020+20.8%

ECON in the news

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 Oct 30, 2026.
1.50%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

See all 16 payments⁠

$10,000 in ECON 10 years ago paid $1,141 in dividends.⁠

ECON Risk

Risk pillarC44 out of 100Rank 12 of 19 in Emerging Markets Multifactor
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.87
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ECON Cost

Compare ECON and QLVE

Overpaying vs QLVE, cheapest in Emerging Markets Multifactor

$6,043

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ECON 0.49%

    $9,792

  • QLVE 0.18% Cheapest

    $3,749

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ECON 0.49%
  • QLVE 0.18%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530ECON $9,792QLVE $3,749

Year by year

YearECONQLVEOverpaying
10$883$328$555
20$3,394$1,281$2,113
30$9,792$3,749$6,043

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