Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF EMSF
$38.52−0.50 (−1.27%)
- 0.79%
- $45M
- +40.3%
- 1.37%
- 0M sh
- $39.63
- low $26.75high $48.05
The ETF.net EMSF Grade
F
Score 19 out of 100
- 12 of 12
Score 19 of 100 falls in the F 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.F11 out of 100Rank 11 of 12Mission
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.D27 out of 100Rank 12 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F15 out of 100Rank 11 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C43 out of 100Rank 8 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F9 out of 100Rank 12 of 12
Our read on EMSF
FMatthews made its name picking stocks in Asia and emerging markets. EMSF points that research at EM companies meeting its own ESG standards: fully active, measured against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rather than bound to it.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in emerging-market common and preferred stocks that meet one or more of its ESG standards.
Why people hold it
- The sustainability screen is written into the mandate, not bolted on: the fund invests primarily in EM stocks meeting one or more of its ESG standards.
- Genuinely active. MSCI Emerging Markets is the yardstick, not the shopping list, so the manager can concentrate where the research points.
- Common and preferred shares are both in the toolkit, which matters in emerging markets where a company's preferred line is often the more accessible one.
- Run by Matthews Asia, a boutique whose whole business is Asia and emerging markets rather than a global shop with an EM sleeve.
Worth knowing
- At 0.79% a year, the fee sits above the typical active EM ETF, and the category's cheapest well-built options (AVEM, AVSE, DFEM) charge 0.33% to 0.39%.
- A small fund that trades lightly. Spreads tend to be wider than in the category's household names, so order type does real work here.
- Launched in 2023, so the record is short by design, and distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than monthly.
EMSF Holdings
- Stocks
- 64
- 49%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology45.1%
- Financials20.5%
- Consumer Discretionary9.1%
- Industrials9.0%
- Health Care6.7%
- Consumer Staples4.0%
- Utilities2.4%
- Communication1.7%
- Real Estate1.5%
Geography
- South Korea24.92%
- Taiwan24.28%
- India17.27%
- China13.45%
- Brazil6.17%
- United States3.53%
- Turkey2.07%
- Greece2.07%
- 6.25%
Developed 1% · Emerging 99%
EMSF Performance
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EMSF$14,033
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 | EMSF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +37.8% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −3.9% |
| 1 year | +40.3% |
| 3 years | +17.9% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | EMSF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +37.8% | |
| 2025 | +19.4% | |
| 2024 | −3.0% | |
| 2023 | +1.9% |
EMSF in the news
EMSF Dividends
- 1.37%
- $0.53
- $0.53 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
EMSF Risk
- 22.3%
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.
- 0.65
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.
- −24.7%
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.
- 1.05
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EMSF Cost
0.79%
EMSF0.79%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.33%
10 of the 12 Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index
- BNUEMNuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return +24.8%
- BDFSEDimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +22.6%
- CFRDMFreedom 100 Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +58.5%
- CEFFEHarbor ETF Trust - Harbor Osmosis Emerging Markets Resource Efficient ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +19.8%
- DOAEMOneAscent Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 1.22%1 year return +48.2%