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EMXF vs OAEM

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

EMXFANasdaq

OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF

OAEMFNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

EMXF −1.09pt a year

EMXF0.16%OAEM1.25%

Avg volume · 30D

OAEM 1.9×the volume

EMXF8.51KOAEM16.5K

3Y return · a year

OAEM +1.7pt

EMXF+20.3%OAEM+22.0%

EMXF vs OAEM Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+15.8%EMXF+28.6%OAEM

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EMXF +15.8%. OAEM +28.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%10%40%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EMXF 0.16%, better
OAEM 1.25%
Fund size
EMXF $157M
OAEM $127M
1Y total return
EMXF +15.8%
OAEM +28.6%, better
Yield (12M)
EMXF 2.91%, better
OAEM 0.62%
Holdings
EMXF 586
OAEM 50
Avg volume (30D)
EMXF 8.51K sh
OAEM 16.5K sh, better
NAV per share
EMXF $52.30
OAEM $45.67
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EMXF: Cost 84, Risk 70, Mission 100, Tradability 57, Holdings 78, Durability 49. OAEM: Cost 3, Risk 42, Mission not scored, Tradability 36, Holdings 28, Durability 42.
Pillar letters and Scores for EMXF, OAEM, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEMXFOAEM
Cost30% weightA84HigherF3
Mission25% weightA100Not scored
Risk15% weightA70HigherC42
Tradability15% weightB57HigherD36
Holdings10% weightA78HigherD28
Durability5% weightC49HigherC42

Rank among Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EMXF and OAEM are both graded against the same 12 Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 12 funds
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EMXF ranks 1st and OAEM 11th of 12 funds in the Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index Category.

  1. Rank 1AEMXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETFScore 79
  2. Rank 2AESGEiShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETFScore 76
  3. Rank 10CEFFEHarbor Osmosis Emerging Markets Resource Efficient ETFScore 46
  4. Rank 11FOAEMOneAscent Emerging Markets ETFScore 23
  5. Rank 12FEMSFMatthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF EMSFScore 22

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EMXFAiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

OAEMFOneAscent Emerging Markets ETF

In short

EMXF The strict end of ESG in emerging markets. EMXF follows an index that demands stronger ESG ratings, screens out a long list of controversial businesses, and caps any single issuer at 5% so no one giant runs the show.

OAEM Most emerging-markets ESG funds are index trackers with a screen bolted on. OAEM goes the other way: an actively managed, concentrated portfolio shaped by OneAscent's faith-based Elevate screen, at a 1.25% net expense ratio.

Stated mandate

EMXF The fund is designed to follow an emerging-market equity index that emphasizes stronger ESG ratings and applies extensive screens to controversial business activities.

OAEM The fund's stated objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • EMXF The "Advanced" label means deep screening: an index built on stronger ESG ratings plus extensive exclusions for controversial business activities, not one or two token cuts.ishares.com
  • The index caps each issuer at 5%, which matters in emerging markets, where plain cap-weighted portfolios lean hard on a few chip and tech behemoths.ishares.com
  • 0.16% a year is modest for a heavily screened fund, and it sits below the typical expense ratio in its emerging-markets peer group.
  • Roughly 600 large and mid caps across emerging markets: the screens trim the field without collapsing it into a concentrated handful of names.
  • OAEM Active, not an index with a filter. The team runs fundamental analysis down to a concentrated book of emerging-market companies rather than reweighting a standard EM benchmark.oneascent.com
  • The values screen is the product, not a layer: OneAscent's Elevate process weighs business model, stakeholder policies and community impact, and only names that clear it get bought.oneascent.com
  • A faith-based brief, narrower than the broad ESG and climate screens the category's index names run (EMXF 0.16%, ESGE 0.25%, EMCS 0.15%, none with a fee waiver in effect).oneascent.com
  • Running since 2022 inside a standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper, one of five values-aligned ETFs from a single-focus Birmingham, Alabama shop.oneascent.com

Worth knowing

  • EMXF Unscreened emerging-markets trackers such as VWO and SCHE run at a fraction of this expense ratio. The screening is what you are paying for.
  • A smaller, thinly traded fund. Spreads can widen, so the price on screen and the price you get are not always the same thing.
  • Cutting whole slices of the emerging-markets universe means this portfolio can look and behave quite differently from a standard EM index, in either direction.
  • OAEM Cost is the trade-off: 1.25% net (1.22% gross, no waiver in effect) sits above the median of the 12 funds in its category, where index rivals like EMCS charge 0.15%.
  • Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so trading costs can run wider than at the category's index heavyweights.
  • No index to hug. A concentrated active portfolio can diverge sharply from broad emerging-markets benchmarks, in either direction, and distributions land once or twice a year.oneascent.com

Full EMXF profile⁠

Full OAEM profile⁠

EMXF vs OAEM Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EMXF vs OAEM Cost

Overpaying OAEM vs EMXF

$19,273

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

  • EMXF 0.16%

    $3,342

  • OAEM 1.25%

    $22,615

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EMXF 0.16%
  • OAEM 1.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K051015202530OAEM $22,615EMXF $3,342

Year by year

YearEMXFOAEMOverpaying
10$292$2,181$1,889
20$1,141$8,105$6,964
30$3,342$22,615$19,273

Expense ratio

  • 0.16%EMXF, cheaper
  • 1.25%OAEM
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds
  • Median 0.33%

EMXF 3rd cheapest of 12 funds

OAEM 12th cheapest of 12 funds

EMXF vs OAEM Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EMXF 2.91%, better
OAEM 0.62%
Payout (12M)
EMXF $1.53
OAEM $0.28
Last payment
EMXF $0.47
OAEM $0.28
Ex-dividend
EMXF Jun 15, 2026
OAEM Dec 30, 2025
Paid on
EMXF Jun 18, 2026
OAEM Jan 5, 2026
Frequency
EMXF Twice a year
OAEM Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

EMXFTwice a year · 13 paymentsAll EMXF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 14, 2020 $0.17; Jun 10, 2021 $0.18; Dec 13, 2021 $0.62; Jun 9, 2022 $0.21; Dec 13, 2022 $0.61; Jun 7, 2023 $0.24; Dec 20, 2023 $0.56; Jun 11, 2024 $0.31; Dec 17, 2024 $0.75; Dec 30, 2024 $0.03; Jun 16, 2025 $0.53; Dec 16, 2025 $1.07; Jun 15, 2026 $0.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD
OAEMAnnual · 4 paymentsAll OAEM payments⁠
One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2022 $0.01; Dec 28, 2023 $0.48; Dec 30, 2024 $0.27; Dec 30, 2025 $0.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD

EMXF vs OAEM Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EMXF 14.6%, betterOAEM 19.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EMXF 1.04, betterOAEM 0.90
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EMXF −30.6%OAEM −17.0%since Sep 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EMXF 0.94OAEM 1.25

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