

Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF
$34.56−0.24 (−0.70%)
- 0.49%
- $313M
- +35.9%
- 1.39%
- 0M sh
- $35.50
- low $26.27high $38.18
The ETF.net ECON Grade
Score 39 out of 100
- 14 of 20
Score 39 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.D37 out of 100Rank 12 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 out of 100Rank 14 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 16 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B55 out of 100Rank 11 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 12 of 20
Our read on ECON
DA 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.
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
- Not 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.
- Trading since 2010, so it carries a real record through multiple emerging-markets cycles, not a backtest.
- The 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
- The 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%).
- Thinly 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.
- Cash comes back once or twice a year, not monthly.
ECON Holdings
- Stocks
- 362
- 31%
- 000660.KS
Sectors
- Technology41.5%
- Financials23.8%
- Industrials6.0%
- Consumer Discretionary5.9%
- Communication5.2%
- Materials5.1%
- Energy3.6%
- Health Care3.3%
- Consumer Staples2.8%
- Utilities1.8%
- Real Estate1.0%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)27.73%
- Korea (the Republic of)22.07%
- China17.58%
- India9.26%
- Brazil4.05%
- South Africa2.72%
- Saudi Arabia2.09%
- Mexico1.66%
- 12.84%
Developed 4% · Emerging 96%
ECON 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 | ECON |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +27.4% |
| 1 month | −3.4% |
| 3 months | −1.1% |
| 1 year | +35.9% |
| 3 years | +21.9% |
| 5 years | +8.2% |
| 10 years | +4.8% |
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 | ECON |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +27.4% | |
| 2025 | +34.1% | |
| 2024 | +0.2% | |
| 2023 | +7.5% | |
| 2022 | −16.0% | |
| 2021 | −14.1% | |
| 2020 | +20.8% |
ECON in the news
ECON Dividends
- 1.39%
- $0.48
- $0.48 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
ECON Risk
- 16.6%
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.
- 1.04
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.
- −33.8%
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.
- 1.12
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
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Multifactor funds
- Median 0.47%
11 of the 20 Emerging Markets Multifactor funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Multifactor
- CUEVMVictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.53%1 year return +14.6%
- CEMMFWisdomTree Emerging Markets Multifactor FundExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +27.7%
- DFEMFirst Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +31.0%
- DGEMGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +30.1%
- DFEMSFirst Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +15.8%
