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EPEM

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Harbor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EPEM)

Active Equity · Harbor · Inception 2025-06-04 · SEC filings

$31.10+0.00 (+0.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.History starts Jun 5, 2025.
Intraday session: up, 5 prints from 30.22 to 31.10. Range 30.14 to 31.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$30.40$30.80Sep 17Sep 18Sep 22Sep 23
Expense ratio
0.84%
Fund size
$8M
1Y return
+40.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
42
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$30.83
52W range
low $22.10high $30.98

The ETF.net EPEM Grade

D

32/ 100

Rank 23 of 28 in Emerging Markets Active Equity⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for EPEM. Scores out of 100: Cost 15, Risk 64, Mission not scored, Tradability 22, Holdings 59, Durability 19. Strongest: Risk (64). Weakest: Cost (15). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 32 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 15
    Category rank24/28 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 64
    Category rank4/28 · top 14%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 22
    Category rank22/28 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 59
    Category rank13/26 · top 50%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 19
    Category rank27/28 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on EPEM

ETF.net Research

DHarbor's 2025 entry into emerging markets goes narrow: an actively run book of roughly 40 stocks, where most EM funds spread across hundreds. Concentrated by design, and priced like it.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term total return.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Roughly 40 stocks, not several hundred. Each pick carries real weight instead of getting diluted into an index-sized tail.
  2. 02One clean mandate: long-term total return from emerging market equities. No ex-China carve-out, no factor overlay, nothing to decode.
  3. 03Plain long-only stock exposure in a standard ETF wrapper. No leverage, no derivatives sleeve, no structural quirks flagged.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The 0.84% fee runs above the going rate for active EM, and well-regarded rivals like AVEM and DFEM sit near 0.33% to 0.39%. The stock picking has a hurdle to clear.
  2. 02Small asset base and light trading since launch, so spreads can run wider than at the category's giants.
  3. 03A 2025 launch means no full market cycle on record yet, and it currently sits in the lower reaches of its active EM peer group.

EPEM Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:04 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
42
Top-10 weight
52%
Largest holding
2330.TW14.5%

Sectors

  • Technology39.6%
  • Financials23.8%
  • Consumer Discr.9.4%
  • Cons. Staples7.9%
  • Materials6.1%
  • Communication4.9%
  • Energy3.3%
  • Industrials2.3%
  • Health Care1.7%
  • Real Estate1.1%

Geography

  • Taiwan (Province of China)57.26%
  • India8.20%
  • Colombia7.21%
  • Brazil6.85%
  • China6.55%
  • United States5.35%
  • Cayman Islands4.67%
  • Chile3.91%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC14.46%15,000$1M175
002—SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD7.74%3,342$611K3
0032454.TWMEDIATEK INC4.67%2,613$369K162
0043711.TWASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LT4.39%18,000$347K115
005CIBGRUPO CIBEST SA-ADR4.15%3,332$327K30
0062317.TWHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY3.68%37,000$291K114
0072377.TWMICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO3.65%60,000$288K49
008—COSMAX INC3.53%1,415$279K1
009—TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD2.89%4,200$228K3
010—JIANGXI COPPER CO LTD-H2.69%50,000$213K2
011XPXP INC - CLASS A2.69%10,496$212K94
012HDBHDFC BANK LTD-ADR2.52%8,773$199K39
013—KOMERCNI BANKA AS2.35%3,649$185K2
014—WEICHAI POWER CO LTD-H2.26%45,000$179K2
015SQMQUIMICA Y MINERA CHIL-SP ADR2.25%2,475$178K54

Showing 1–15 of 43 holdings

EPEM Performance

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

EPEM$14,042
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. EPEM $14,042. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,170$11,787$14,403Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 EPEM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEPEM
Year to date+33.0%
1 month+3.4%
3 months+2.2%
1 year+40.4%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 EPEM
YearReturn barEPEM
2026 YTD+33.0%
2025+20.8%

History from Jun 5, 2025

EPEM in the news

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EPEM 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 Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.86 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2025 $0.86. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.86

EPEM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.2%
Annualised · 14 months to Aug 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.
1.76
vs 3-month T-bills · 14 months to Aug 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.
−13.3%
15 months · trough Mar 2026
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.
1.19
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.

EPEM Cost

Expense ratio0.84%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.65%

23 of the 27 Emerging Markets Active Equity funds charge less.

EPEM costs $84.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Active Equity fund costs $65.00.