Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF
$48.30−0.58 (−1.19%)
- 0.32%
- $145M
- +52.9%
- 2.85%
- 0M sh
- $49.87
- low $33.16high $55.39
The ETF.net STXE Grade
B
Score 60 out of 100
- 13 of 22
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.A76 out of 100Rank 5 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A89 out of 100Rank 11 of 17Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 14 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F21 out of 100Rank 19 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D32 out of 100Rank 15 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C47 out of 100Rank 16 of 22
Our read on STXE
BThe emerging markets with China taken out at the index level: roughly 300 large and mid caps from the rest of the developing world, tracked passively for 0.32% a year, launched in 2023 as the ex-China idea went mainstream.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index of emerging-market securities excluding China.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.32% a year, under the median expense ratio for its emerging-markets peer group.
- The China exclusion is written into the index rules, not left to a manager's discretion, so exposure doesn't creep back in.
- Spreads across about 300 large and mid cap names rather than a handful of megacaps, and pays out quarterly.
- Plain passive indexing against a published Bloomberg benchmark, so the holdings and the rulebook are easy to check.
Worth knowing
- Trades thinly next to the category's heavyweights, which puts more weight on the bid-ask spread at the moment of the trade.
- The ex-China shelf has cheaper index options: VEXC at 0.07% and XCEM at 0.16% cover similar ground.
- A 2023 launch with a modest asset base, so the track record is short next to long-running emerging-markets funds.
STXE Holdings
- Stocks
- 190
- 40%
- 005930.KS
Sectors
- Technology55.0%
- Financials20.5%
- Materials6.3%
- Industrials4.7%
- Consumer Discretionary3.5%
- Energy3.3%
- Communication2.8%
- Utilities1.4%
- Consumer Staples1.1%
- Health Care1.1%
- Real Estate0.3%
Geography
- Taiwan35.59%
- South Korea30.92%
- India10.76%
- Brazil5.02%
- Saudi Arabia3.61%
- Mexico2.74%
- South Africa2.61%
- Thailand1.29%
- 7.46%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
STXE Performance
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STXE$15,289
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 | STXE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +39.2% |
| 1 month | −3.2% |
| 3 months | −1.3% |
| 1 year | +52.9% |
| 3 years | +28.8% |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | STXE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +39.2% | |
| 2025 | +34.2% | |
| 2024 | +2.1% | |
| 2023 | +11.8% |
STXE in the news
STXE Dividends
- 2.85%
- $1.39
- $0.90 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
STXE Risk
- 20.3%
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.
- 1.14
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.
- −18.9%
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.
- 1.30
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
STXE Cost
0.32%
STXE0.32%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Stocks funds
- Median 0.53%
4 of the 22 Emerging Markets Stocks funds charge less.
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- BEEMSiShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +17.7%
- BEWXState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +12.3%
- BKEMXKraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +52.8%
- CASEAGlobal X - FTSE Southeast Asia ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +25.2%