Harbor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EPEM)
$30.750.00 (0.00%)
- 0.84%
- $9M
- +44.4%
- 0M sh
- $30.88
- low $22.49high $31.30
The ETF.net EPEM Grade
D
Score 32 out of 100
- 22 of 28
Score 32 of 100 falls in the D 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.F15 out of 100Rank 24 of 28Mission
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.A72 out of 100Rank 3 of 28Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F24 out of 100Rank 23 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C46 out of 100Rank 15 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F19 out of 100Rank 27 of 28
Our read on EPEM
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.
The Fund seeks long-term total return.
Why people hold it
- Roughly 40 stocks, not several hundred. Each pick carries real weight instead of getting diluted into an index-sized tail.
- One clean mandate: long-term total return from emerging market equities. No ex-China carve-out, no factor overlay, nothing to decode.
- Plain long-only stock exposure in a standard ETF wrapper. No leverage, no derivatives sleeve, no structural quirks flagged.
Worth knowing
- The 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.
- Small asset base and light trading since launch, so spreads can run wider than at the category's giants.
- A 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
- Stocks
- 45
- 54%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology41.6%
- Financials23.6%
- Consumer Discretionary8.8%
- Consumer Staples7.5%
- Materials5.3%
- Communication4.8%
- Energy3.4%
- Industrials2.3%
- Health Care1.7%
- Real Estate1.1%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)56.25%
- Brazil7.93%
- India7.66%
- Cayman Islands7.06%
- Colombia6.60%
- China6.51%
- United States4.70%
- Chile3.30%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
EPEM Performance
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EPEM$14,437
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 | EPEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +31.5% |
| 1 month | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +4.1% |
| 1 year | +44.4% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | EPEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +31.5% | |
| 2025 | +20.8% |
EPEM in the news
EPEM Dividends
- $0.86 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
EPEM Risk
- 17.8%
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.
- 1.68
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.
- −13.3%
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.
- 1.19
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
0.84%
EPEM0.84%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
- Median 0.65%
23 of the 27 Emerging Markets Active Equity funds charge less.
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