Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF
$28.24+0.06 (+0.20%)
- 0.29%
- $393M
- +12.7%
- 4.33%
- 0.1M sh
- $28.17
- low $26.28high $29.97
The ETF.net EELV Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 2 of 10
Score 65 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 100Rank 2 of 10Mission
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.B63 out of 100Rank 3 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C40 out of 100Rank 6 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 3 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 4 of 10
Our read on EELV
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 209
- 9%
- KFH.KW
Sectors
- Financials40.4%
- Industrials10.5%
- Consumer Staples9.6%
- Utilities9.1%
- Communication9.1%
- Energy6.2%
- Materials4.5%
- Consumer Discretionary4.5%
- Health Care3.5%
- Real Estate2.4%
- Technology0.2%
Geography
- China14.13%
- Saudi Arabia11.73%
- Malaysia11.49%
- Taiwan10.01%
- Thailand8.11%
- Brazil7.95%
- South Africa7.28%
- Kuwait6.13%
- 23.17%
Developed 5% · Emerging 95%
EELV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EELV$11,274
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 | EELV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.9% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | +1.1% |
| 1 year | +12.7% |
| 3 years | +13.0% |
| 5 years | +7.2% |
| 10 years | +6.7% |
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 | EELV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.9% | |
| 2025 | +22.0% | |
| 2024 | +1.9% | |
| 2023 | +8.9% | |
| 2022 | −4.0% | |
| 2021 | +16.2% | |
| 2020 | −3.9% |
EELV in the news
EELV Dividends
- 4.33%
- $1.22
- $0.43 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
EELV Risk
- 9.3%
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.
- 0.84
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.
- −19.0%
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.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EELV Cost
0.29%
EELV0.29%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Factor Index funds
- Median 0.45%
1 of the 10 Emerging Markets Factor Index funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Factor Index
- AEEMViShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +20.0%
- BFNDESchwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +28.3%
- BPXHInvesco RAFI Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +26.6%
- CBLESInspire Global Hope ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +16.7%
- CEEMOInvesco S&P Emerging Markets Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +32.4%