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Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
$35.74+0.05 (+0.14%)
- 0.44%
- $109M
- +34.1%
- 2.36%
- 0M sh
- $35.83
- low $27.73high $37.76
The ETF.net ROAM Grade
B
Score 64 out of 100
- 6 of 20
Score 64 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.B61 out of 100Rank 8 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.A74 out of 100Rank 1 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C54 out of 100Rank 9 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A90 out of 100Rank 2 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C46 out of 100Rank 13 of 20
Our read on ROAM
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 350
- 11%
- 5274.TWO
Sectors
- Technology33.7%
- Financials22.5%
- Energy6.7%
- Industrials6.2%
- Consumer Discretionary6.1%
- Health Care5.4%
- Consumer Staples5.1%
- Communication4.6%
- Materials4.4%
- Utilities3.1%
- Real Estate2.1%
Geography
- Taiwan19.00%
- India14.37%
- China13.38%
- South Korea12.13%
- Brazil5.76%
- Saudi Arabia4.79%
- Malaysia4.04%
- Thailand4.03%
- 22.50%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
ROAM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ROAM$13,414
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 | ROAM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +23.8% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | +1.1% |
| 1 year | +34.1% |
| 3 years | +24.0% |
| 5 years | +12.8% |
| 10 years | +8.8% |
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 | ROAM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +23.8% | |
| 2025 | +32.0% | |
| 2024 | +6.2% | |
| 2023 | +21.3% | |
| 2022 | −14.8% | |
| 2021 | +9.3% | |
| 2020 | +2.2% |
ROAM in the news
ROAM Dividends
- 2.36%
- $0.84
- $0.33 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
ROAM Risk
- 14.3%
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.
- 1.27
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.
- −26.1%
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.
- 1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ROAM Cost
0.44%
ROAM0.44%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Multifactor funds
- Median 0.47%
7 of the 20 Emerging Markets Multifactor funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Multifactor
- BJPEMJPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +17.2%
- BQEMMState Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +30.6%
- BDFEVDimensional - Emerging Markets Value ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +39.3%
- BQLVENorthern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +22.1%
- CEQLTiShares MSCI Emerging Markets Quality Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +32.6%