Key Highlights

  • The fund holds 232 emerging-market companies, with the top ten at 44.46%.
  • South Korea (26.28%) is weighted well above the 17.14% category figure, while India is 8.86% against 11.69%.
  • The management fee is 0.69% and the fund size is $844.42 million.
  • The July 2026 distribution of $4.640 is higher than the $0.900 paid in July 2025.

VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (ASX:EMKT) gives investors access to emerging-market companies selected from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which covers large and mid-cap stocks across 24 countries. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 12 April 2018 and last traded at $35.35 on 13 October 2026. It reports a fund size of $844.42 million.

Detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:EMKT

Fund

VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Category

Equity Emerging Markets

Benchmark

MSCI EM Diversified Multi-Factor NR USD

Fund size

$844.42 million

Management fee

0.69%

Total holdings

232

ASX admission date

12 April 2018

Factor-based selection

The index aims to maximise exposure to four factors, Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Size, while maintaining a risk profile similar to that of the parent index. The ten largest positions represent 44.46% of the fund.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads at 13.44%, followed by Samsung Electronics (9.59%), SK hynix (8.03%), United Microelectronics (3.03%) and Hana Financial Group (2.04%). Chroma ATE (1.95%), King Slide Works (1.68%), Gold Fields (1.60%), Kia (1.58%) and Emaar Properties (1.47%) complete the list.

Country and sector exposure

Taiwan accounts for 27.03% of the fund, South Korea 26.28% and China 18.49%, against 18.78% for the category. India holds 8.86%, Brazil 4.26%, Saudi Arabia 2.40% and South Africa 2.23%.

Technology holds 46.41% against 36.58% for the category. Financial Services is 13.60%, below the 19.42% category weighting, and Communication Services 4.67% against 8.26%. Energy is 1.63% against 4.21%.

Fee, risk and distributions

The management fee is 0.69% a year. The fund reports a beta of 1.34 and a standard deviation of 26.05. The final distribution of $4.640 per unit had an ex-date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July and payment on 27 July, equal to an annual yield of 12.80%.

That is far above the $0.900 paid in July 2025, $0.650 in July 2024, $1.130 in July 2023 and $0.800 in July 2022.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Equity Emerging Markets category, which covers funds investing primarily in companies listed in emerging markets around the globe, with emerging-market securities typically at least 75% of the portfolio.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. There are 23,300,705 units on issue, and average daily trading volume is 100,601 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 35,600 to 68,700 units, with 55,768 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $35.30 to $36.50, and the day range at $35.15 to $35.82. These figures change through the trading day and reflect market activity rather than the fund's holdings.

Recent announcements

The issuer lodged Issued Units Outstanding as at 30 September 2026 on 7 October, the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 on 28 September, and a Replacement Product Disclosure Statement on 20 July.

Final Takeaway

EMKT applies four stock-selection factors to emerging markets, producing a South Korea weighting above its category and an India weighting below it. The 0.69% fee and 26.05 standard deviation are part of its profile, and its July distribution was several times larger than in earlier years. These facts do not indicate a direction.