John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
$39.51−0.05 (−0.13%)
- 0.49%
- $981M
- +30.8%
- 1.79%
- 0.1M sh
- $40.03
- low $31.25high $42.16
The ETF.net JHEM Grade
C
Score 47 out of 100
- 10 of 20
Score 47 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.D37 out of 100Rank 12 of 20Mission
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.C50 out of 100Rank 9 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 10 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 10 of 20
Our read on JHEM
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.
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
- Tracks 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.
- Casts a wide net: roughly 1,000 emerging-market names, so one company or one bad headline carries limited weight.
- Trading since 2018 and well past seed-capital size, with a real-world record across several emerging-market cycles rather than a backtest.
Worth knowing
- At 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.
- Thinly traded next to the giant EM index funds, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads at the moment you place an order.
- Pays out annually or semiannually, so it is not built as a steady income drip.
JHEM Holdings
- Stocks
- 892
- 23%
- A000660
Sectors
- Technology30.2%
- Financials22.4%
- Consumer Discretionary10.5%
- Materials8.4%
- Communication7.4%
- Industrials6.7%
- Energy4.7%
- Health Care3.3%
- Consumer Staples3.1%
- Utilities2.5%
- Real Estate0.8%
Geography
- Taiwan24.16%
- China20.50%
- South Korea17.09%
- India15.24%
- Brazil5.18%
- South Africa3.35%
- Saudi Arabia2.47%
- Mexico2.18%
- 9.84%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
JHEM Performance
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JHEM$13,081
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 | JHEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +20.9% |
| 1 month | −2.7% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +30.8% |
| 3 years | +21.5% |
| 5 years | +8.8% |
| 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 | JHEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +20.9% | |
| 2025 | +30.5% | |
| 2024 | +4.6% | |
| 2023 | +12.9% | |
| 2022 | −17.9% | |
| 2021 | +2.1% | |
| 2020 | +11.5% |
JHEM in the news
JHEM Dividends
- 1.79%
- $0.71
- $0.20 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
JHEM Risk
- 14.8%
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.
- 1.10
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.
- −29.1%
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.
- 1.11
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
0.49%
JHEM0.49%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Multifactor funds
- Median 0.47%
11 of the 20 Emerging Markets Multifactor funds charge less.
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