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Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF

EELVNYSE ArcaInvescoB

$27.80+0.01 (+0.04%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B66/ 100

Rank 2 of 10 in Emerging Markets Factor Index

B66/100Rank 2 of 10inEmerging Markets Factor Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 27.79 to 27.80. Range 27.79 to 27.96. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.8227.8527.8827.9027.9327.9510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.29%
Fund size
$386M
1Y total return
+8.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.40%
Holdings
208
Avg volume · 30D
56K sh
52W range
low $26.58high $29.97
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EELV Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 66 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Factor Index⁠
Rank
2 of 10
Six-pillar profile for EELV. Scores out of 100: Cost 78, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 40, Holdings 69, Durability 70. Strongest: Cost (78). Weakest: Tradability (40). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 10

  • 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.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 10

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 10

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 10

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 10

Our read on EELV

ETF.net Research

In short

BEELV hunts the calm corners of emerging markets: roughly 200 of the least volatile stocks in a broad EM universe, chosen by rule rather than by a manager's hunch. Same asset class, deliberately lower-drama construction.

Stated mandate

The fund provides exposure to emerging-market stocks selected for low volatility by tracking the S&P BMI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.29% a year it undercuts the median fee in its emerging-markets factor cohort (0.44%), and it has run the same low-volatility rulebook since its 2012 launch.
  • The rule is plain: track the S&P BMI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index, which screens a broad EM universe on realized volatility. No stock-picker discretion.invesco.com
  • Roughly 200 holdings means no single name or headline steers the whole portfolio, and distributions land on a quarterly schedule.

Worth knowing

  • It trades lightly next to the category's largest funds, so the spread paid at the trade can matter as much as the 0.29% fee.
  • A pure volatility screen reshapes the map: sector and country weights can sit far from a standard cap-weighted emerging-markets index.invesco.com
  • Cheap, but not the cheapest low-vol EM shelf: iShares' EEMV lists a 0.25% fee.

EELV Performance

Launched Jan 13, 2012

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

EELV$10,851
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. EELV $10,851. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 EELV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEELV
Year to date+5.4%
1 month−0.6%
3 months−2.0%
1 year+8.5%
3 yearsper year+13.2%
5 yearsper year+6.7%
10 yearsper year+6.5%

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 EELV
YearReturn barEELV
2026 YTD+5.4%
2025+22.0%
2024+1.9%
2023+8.9%
2022−4.0%
2021+16.2%
2020−3.9%

EELV in the news

EELV 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.
4.40%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.22Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.43 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 17, 2017 $0.04; Jun 16, 2017 $0.13; Sep 18, 2017 $0.29; Dec 18, 2017 $0.27; Mar 19, 2018 $0.02; Jun 18, 2018 $0.15; Sep 24, 2018 $0.56; Dec 24, 2018 $0.52; Mar 18, 2019 $0.04; Jun 24, 2019 $0.22; Sep 23, 2019 $0.33; Dec 23, 2019 $0.15; Mar 23, 2020 $0.21; Jun 22, 2020 $0.15; Sep 21, 2020 $0.21; Dec 21, 2020 $0.07; Mar 22, 2021 $0.16; Jun 21, 2021 $0.20; Sep 20, 2021 $0.25; Dec 20, 2021 $0.47; Mar 21, 2022 $0.16; Jun 21, 2022 $0.23; Sep 19, 2022 $0.31; Dec 19, 2022 $0.10; Mar 20, 2023 $0.15; Jun 20, 2023 $0.20; Sep 18, 2023 $0.29; Dec 18, 2023 $0.32; Mar 18, 2024 $0.15; Jun 24, 2024 $0.30; Sep 23, 2024 $0.28; Dec 23, 2024 $0.36; Mar 24, 2025 $0.27; Jun 23, 2025 $0.35; Sep 22, 2025 $0.31; Dec 22, 2025 $0.10; Mar 23, 2026 $0.26; Jun 22, 2026 $0.43; Sep 21, 2026 $0.43. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 21, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.43
Jun 22, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.43
Mar 23, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.26
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.10
Sep 22, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.31
Jun 23, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.35
Mar 24, 2025Mar 28, 2025$0.27
Dec 23, 2024Dec 27, 2024$0.36
Sep 23, 2024Sep 27, 2024$0.28
Jun 24, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.30
Mar 18, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.15
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.32

See all 56 payments⁠

$10,000 in EELV 10 years ago paid $4,418 in dividends.⁠

EELV Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 2 of 10 in Emerging Markets Factor Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.2%
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.
0.92
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.
−19.0%
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.
0.60
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.

EELV Cost

Compare EELV and EEMV

Overpaying vs EEMV, cheapest in Emerging Markets Factor Index

$793

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

  • EELV 0.29%

    $5,952

  • EEMV 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EELV 0.29%
  • EEMV 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530EELV $5,952EEMV $5,159

Year by year

YearEELVEEMVOverpaying
10$527$455$72
20$2,044$1,769$275
30$5,952$5,159$793

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