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Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

ROAMNYSE ArcaHartfordB

$33.74−0.09 (−0.27%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B60/ 100

Rank 8 of 20 in Emerging Markets Multifactor

B60/100Rank 8 of 20inEmerging Markets Multifactor
Intraday session: down, 75 prints from 33.83 to 33.74. Range 33.74 to 34.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.33.9034.0034.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.44%
Fund size
$102M
1Y total return
+19.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.50%
Holdings
349
Avg volume · 30D
17.9K sh
52W range
low $28.38high $37.76
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ROAM Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 60 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Multifactor⁠
Rank
8 of 20
Six-pillar profile for ROAM. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 78, Mission not scored, Tradability 43, Holdings 88, Durability 46. Strongest: Holdings (88). Weakest: Tradability (43). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 60 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 20

  • 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.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 19

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 20

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 20

Our read on ROAM

ETF.net Research

In short

BEmerging markets, rebuilt by rulebook: ROAM's index screens roughly 300 stocks for value, quality and momentum, and is built to balance risk against return instead of letting the biggest markets set the agenda.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the total return of the Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity Index, a rules-based emerging-markets equity index designed to balance risk and return while emphasizing favorable factor characteristics.

Why people hold it

  • Three factors, one wrapper. The index leans on value, quality and momentum together rather than riding a single style through EM's mood swings.
  • A 0.44% expense ratio runs below the median fee for multifactor emerging-markets funds.
  • Trading since 2015, so the rulebook has been live through real EM cycles, not just backtests.
  • About 300 holdings spread the bets wide, and the portfolio build stands among the stronger ones in its multifactor EM peer group.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded, which usually means wider bid-ask spreads than the giant cap-weighted EM funds carry.
  • Cheaper factor-flavored EM options exist in the same cohort: EMGF at 0.26% and QEMM at 0.30%.
  • Cash comes annually or semiannually, not quarterly, and the fund remains small by category standards.

ROAM Performance

Launched Feb 25, 2015

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

ROAM$11,957
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ROAM $11,957. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 ROAM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodROAM
Year to date+17.2%
1 month−4.8%
3 months+0.3%
1 year+19.6%
3 yearsper year+23.2%
5 yearsper year+11.4%
10 yearsper year+8.2%

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 ROAM
YearReturn barROAM
2026 YTD+17.2%
2025+32.0%
2024+6.2%
2023+21.3%
2022−14.8%
2021+9.3%
2020+2.2%

ROAM in the news

ROAM 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 Oct 30, 2026.
2.50%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.84Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.33 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 23, 2017 $0.22; Dec 21, 2017 $0.26; Jun 21, 2018 $0.22; Dec 20, 2018 $0.34; Jun 25, 2019 $0.26; Dec 20, 2019 $0.56; Jun 25, 2020 $0.28; Dec 23, 2020 $0.42; Jun 25, 2021 $0.31; Dec 22, 2021 $0.70; Jun 27, 2022 $0.32; Dec 22, 2022 $0.70; Jun 26, 2023 $0.35; Dec 22, 2023 $0.86; Jun 27, 2024 $0.21; Dec 23, 2024 $0.74; Jun 25, 2025 $0.41; Dec 23, 2025 $0.51; Jun 25, 2026 $0.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.33
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.51
Jun 25, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.41
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.74
Jun 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.21
Dec 22, 2023Dec 28, 2023$0.86
Jun 26, 2023Jun 29, 2023$0.35
Dec 22, 2022Dec 28, 2022$0.70
Jun 27, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.32
Dec 22, 2021Dec 28, 2021$0.70
Jun 25, 2021Jun 30, 2021$0.31
Dec 23, 2020Dec 29, 2020$0.42

See all 23 payments⁠

$10,000 in ROAM 10 years ago paid $3,845 in dividends.⁠

ROAM Risk

Risk pillarA78 out of 100Rank 1 of 19 in Emerging Markets Multifactor
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.6%
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.
1.21
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.
−26.1%
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.
1.01
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.

ROAM Cost

Compare ROAM and QLVE

Overpaying vs QLVE, cheapest in Emerging Markets Multifactor

$5,103

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

  • ROAM 0.44%

    $8,852

  • QLVE 0.18% Cheapest

    $3,749

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ROAM 0.44%
  • QLVE 0.18%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530ROAM $8,852QLVE $3,749

Year by year

YearROAMQLVEOverpaying
10$794$328$466
20$3,061$1,281$1,780
30$8,852$3,749$5,103

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