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JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF

JEMANasdaqJ.P. MorganA

$56.41+0.07 (+0.12%)

As of Nov 3, 2026, 2:40 PM ET

A81/ 100

Rank 2 of 27 in Emerging Markets Active Equity

A81/100Rank 2 of 27inEmerging Markets Active Equity
Intraday session: up, 63 prints from 56.34 to 56.41. Range 56.38 to 56.71. Use the arrow keys to read each point.56.5056.6056.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.33%
Fund size
$1.59B
1Y total return
+16.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.54%
Holdings
484
Avg volume · 30D
147K sh
52W range
low $47.17high $66.68
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net JEMA Grade

Based on 4 of 6 pillars

A

Score 81 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Active Equity⁠
Rank
2 of 27
Six-pillar profile for JEMA. Scores out of 100: Cost 94, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings not scored, Durability 89. Strongest: Cost (94). Weakest: Risk (58). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 81 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 27

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 27

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 27

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 27

Our read on JEMA

ETF.net Research

In short

AActive emerging-markets management priced like an index fund: J.P. Morgan blends its own country, region and style EM strategies into one roughly 500-stock portfolio built to keep the MSCI EM index's sector and country risk shape.

Stated mandate

Seeks long-term capital appreciation through a portfolio of emerging-market equities.

Why people hold it

  • 0.33% a year, about half the 0.65% median for active EM funds and level with the cheapest names in the group (AVEM, AVXC, AVSE).
  • Not one manager's hunch: the portfolio stitches together a range of J.P. Morgan's actively managed EM strategies across countries, regions and styles.sec.gov
  • Active tilts, benchmark shape. It overweights and underweights countries and sectors versus the MSCI EM index while aiming to hold similar sector and geographic risk.sec.gov
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that stands among the strongest implementations in the active EM group on cost and structure.

Worth knowing

  • Active means results ride on the adviser's calls, and the fund has only been trading since 2021, a short record for an EM strategy.sec.gov
  • Full-market EM exposure runs hot: volatility screens as the softer part of the picture next to peers, the trade-off for staying in the whole asset class.
  • Moderately traded rather than a tape giant, and cash comes back once or twice a year, not monthly.

JEMA Performance

Launched Mar 10, 2021

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

Not enough history yet.
JEMA$11,654
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. JEMA $11,654. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 JEMA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJEMA
Year to date+15.0%
1 month−10.3%
3 months−4.9%
1 year+16.5%
3 yearsper year+21.3%
5 yearsper year+5.8%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 JEMA
YearReturn barJEMA
2026 YTD+15.0%
2025+34.9%
2024+5.7%
2023+9.8%
2022−25.0%
2021−4.8%

History from Mar 11, 2021

JEMA in the news

JEMA 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 Nov 2, 2026.
2.54%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.43Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.43 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 15, 2021 $0.09; Dec 21, 2021 $0.57; Dec 30, 2021 $0.06; Dec 20, 2022 $0.91; Dec 19, 2023 $1.07; Dec 24, 2024 $0.91; Dec 16, 2025 $1.43. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$1.43
Dec 24, 2024Dec 27, 2024$0.91
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$1.07
Dec 20, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.91
Dec 30, 2021Jan 4, 2022$0.06
Dec 21, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.57
Dec 15, 2021Dec 20, 2021$0.09

$10,000 in JEMA 5 years ago paid $1,043 in dividends.

JEMA Risk

Risk pillarB58 out of 100Rank 7 of 27 in Emerging Markets Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.03
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−36.5%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
1.05
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

JEMA Cost

Tied cheapest in Emerging Markets Active Equity

$6,737

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • JEMA 0.33%

    $6,737

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JEMA 0.33%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530JEMA $6,737

Year by year

YearJEMA
10$598
20$2,318
30$6,737

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