
JPMorgan Active Developing Markets Equity ETF
$78.03−0.87 (−1.10%)
- 0.65%
- $31M
- +36.5%
- 1.82%
- 0M sh
- $78.41
- low $60.06high $82.75
The ETF.net JADE Grade
Score 51 out of 100
- 13 of 28
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.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C54 out of 100Rank 13 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.B69 out of 100Rank 4 of 28Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 19 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C45 out of 100Rank 16 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 17 of 28
Our read on JADE
CJPMorgan's stock-picker take on emerging markets: analysts pick roughly 140 names, and country bets come second. Priced at the middle of the active EM ETF pack.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through a portfolio of equities tied economically to developing markets. It uses active security selection, emphasizing growth and value companies and businesses with sustainable earnings and disciplined capital management.
Why people hold it
- Bottom-up by design: security selection drives the portfolio, with country and sector calls secondary. Roughly 140 stocks, not a thousand-name index sleeve.prnewswire.com
- Runs 0.65%, dead-on the median for active EM equity ETFs. Active stock picking here does not carry an above-market toll.
- Managed by J.P. Morgan's Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific equity team, and measured against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net total return), the standard EM yardstick.prnewswire.com
- Lands in the upper half of our active EM equity group, with risk behavior that has been tamer than most of that cohort so far.
Worth knowing
- Cheaper cousins exist: sibling JEMA and Dimensional's DFEM buy EM equities for about half the fee, though they lean systematic rather than analyst-picked.
- Launched in 2024, still a small fund and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than the giant EM index funds and the track record is short.
- Concentrated conviction cuts both ways: with about 140 holdings, results can drift meaningfully from MSCI EM in either direction. Distributions come once or twice a year.
JADE Holdings
- Stocks
- 141
- 38%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology42.3%
- Financials23.7%
- Consumer Discretionary9.0%
- Industrials6.3%
- Communication5.4%
- Materials4.5%
- Energy3.6%
- Consumer Staples1.7%
- Utilities1.7%
- Real Estate1.3%
- Health Care0.6%
Geography
- Taiwan24.91%
- South Korea19.74%
- China18.09%
- Brazil9.13%
- India6.87%
- Hong Kong3.59%
- Mexico2.83%
- South Africa2.22%
- 12.61%
Developed 5% · Emerging 95%
JADE Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | JADE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +25.3% |
| 1 month | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +36.5% |
| 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 | JADE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +25.3% | |
| 2025 | +38.5% | |
| 2024 | −2.3% |
JADE in the news
JADE Dividends
- 1.82%
- $1.44
- $1.44 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
JADE Risk
- 15.3%
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.
- 1.43
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.
- −16.7%
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.
- 0.88
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JADE Cost
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
- Median 0.65%
12 of the 27 Emerging Markets Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Active Equity
- BTEMRT. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Equity Research ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return —
- CRWEMRayliant Wilshire NxtGen Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +30.0%
- CBREEMFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return —
- CRNEMFirst Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +8.0%
- CGEMEPacific NoS Global EM Equity Active ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +39.2%




