Category Review
Active emerging-markets ETFs that did not look like the MSCI index did not finish with it

$46.12+0.09 (+0.20%)
Score 51 out of 100
Score 51 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
CActive emerging-markets investing with conviction: roughly 60 stocks picked through AB's Quality, Sentiment and Price lens rather than a thousand-name index. Human judgment makes the country and company calls here.
The fund is an actively managed emerging-markets equity strategy investing across developing economies in companies selected for strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential.
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
| Period | EMOP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | |
| 1 month | −9.6% |
| 3 months | −5.8% |
| 1 year | |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
| Year | Return bar | EMOP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.0% |
Distribution data unavailable.
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.
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 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.
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.
Overpaying vs AVEM, tied cheapest in Emerging Markets Active Equity
$6,869
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
EMOP 0.70%
$13,606
AVEM 0.33% Tied cheapest
$6,737
| Year | EMOP | AVEM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,250 | $598 | $652 |
| 20 | $4,760 | $2,318 | $2,442 |
| 30 | $13,606 | $6,737 | $6,869 |