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JHEM

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

Factor & Screened Index · John Hancock Investments · Inception 2018-09-27 · SEC filings

$40.32−0.75 (−1.82%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 58 prints from 41.07 to 40.32. Range 40.16 to 40.75. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$40.20$40.40$40.60$40.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$998M
1Y return
+32.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.73%
Holdings
882
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$40.88
52W range
low $30.85high $42.16

The ETF.net JHEM Grade

C

46/ 100

Rank 10 of 20 in Emerging Markets Multifactor⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for JHEM. Scores out of 100: Cost 37, Risk 49, Mission not scored, Tradability 42, Holdings 69, Durability 58. Strongest: Holdings (69). Weakest: Cost (37). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 46 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    DScore 37
    Category rank13/20 · mid-pack

  • 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.
    CScore 49
    Category rank9/19 · top 47%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 42
    Category rank11/20 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 69
    Category rank6/20 · top 30%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 58
    Category rank10/20 · top 50%

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

Our read on JHEM

ETF.net Research

CEmerging markets filtered through a Dimensional-designed index: roughly a thousand stocks, tilted toward the cheap and the profitable rather than simply the biggest. A famous quant recipe in an ETF wrapper, priced above its multifactor peers.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks, before fees and expenses, investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Emerging Markets Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Tracks the John Hancock Dimensional Emerging Markets Index, an explicitly multifactor build that leans on profitability and value screens instead of ranking companies by size alone.
  2. 02Casts a wide net: roughly 1,000 emerging-market names, so one company or one bad headline carries limited weight.
  3. 03Trading since 2018 and well past seed-capital size, with a real-world record across several emerging-market cycles rather than a backtest.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.58% a year it sits above the typical fee in its multifactor EM group; EMGF (0.26%) and AVES (0.36%) run similar factor tilts for less.
  2. 02Thinly traded next to the giant EM index funds, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads at the moment you place an order.
  3. 03Pays out annually or semiannually, so it is not built as a steady income drip.

JHEM Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 3:39 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
882
Top-10 weight
24%
Largest holding
A0006604.2%

Sectors

  • Technology31.7%
  • Financials22.3%
  • Consumer Discr.10.2%
  • Materials8.4%
  • Industrials7.1%
  • Communication6.7%
  • Energy4.5%
  • Health Care3.1%
  • Cons. Staples3.0%
  • Utilities2.4%
  • Real Estate0.6%

Geography

  • Taiwan22.54%
  • China21.03%
  • South Korea16.78%
  • India16.08%
  • Brazil4.73%
  • South Africa3.79%
  • Saudi Arabia2.56%
  • Mexico2.23%
  • Other countries (18)10.25%

Developed 3% · Emerging 97% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 60.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001A000660SK HYNIX INC4.21%34,373$43M8
0022330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC3.96%537,000$41M175
003A005930SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD3.88%219,436$40M7
0040700.HKTENCENT HOLDINGS LTD2.73%519,600$28M153
005—NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR2.56%843,563,636$26M27
0069988.HKALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD1.96%1,510,500$20M128
0072317.TWHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY1.20%1,572,800$12M114
008—YUAN RENMINBI OFFSHORE1.20%82,739,368$12M10
0092454.TWMEDIATEK INC1.06%77,537$11M162
0100939.HKCHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H1.00%8,374,000$10M106
0113711.TWASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LT0.85%454,000$9M115
0123690.HKMEITUAN CLASS B0.73%815,470$8M104
0132303.TWUNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP0.70%1,567,000$7M112
014VALE3VALE SA0.69%491,100$7M1
015RELIANCERELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.69%545,644$7M1

Showing 1–15 of 888 holdings

JHEM Performance

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

JHEM$13,253
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. JHEM $13,253. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,222$11,466$13,710Sep 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 JHEM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJHEM
Year to date+25.6%
1 month+3.4%
3 months−1.1%
1 year+32.5%
3 years+22.6%per year
5 years+9.5%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 JHEM
YearReturn barJHEM
2026 YTD+25.6%
2025+30.5%
2024+4.6%
2023+12.9%
2022−17.9%
2021+2.1%
2020+11.5%

JHEM in the news

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JHEM 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.
1.73%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.71Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.20 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 24, 2018 $0.05; Jun 25, 2019 $0.17; Dec 24, 2019 $0.46; Jun 25, 2020 $0.18; Dec 24, 2020 $0.31; Jun 25, 2021 $0.24; Dec 27, 2021 $0.54; Jun 27, 2022 $0.18; Dec 27, 2022 $0.48; Jun 27, 2023 $0.34; Dec 26, 2023 $0.39; Jun 26, 2024 $0.37; Dec 27, 2024 $0.38; Jun 26, 2025 $0.28; Dec 29, 2025 $0.51; Jun 26, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 26, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.20
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.51
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.28
Dec 27, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.38
Jun 26, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.37
Dec 26, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.39
Jun 27, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.34
Dec 27, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.48
Jun 27, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.18
Dec 27, 2021Dec 30, 2021$0.54
Jun 25, 2021Jun 30, 2021$0.24
Dec 24, 2020Dec 30, 2020$0.31

JHEM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.8%
Annualised · 36 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.
1.07
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−29.1%
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.
1.11
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.

JHEM Cost

Expense ratio0.49%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.47%

11 of the 20 Emerging Markets Multifactor funds charge less.

JHEM costs $49.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Multifactor fund costs $47.00.