Key Highlights

  • EMKT holds 232 companies, with its top ten holdings making up 44.46% of the fund.
  • The fund traded at $33.60 on 20 October 2026, down $0.78 or 2.29%, with a fund size of $801.31 million.
  • Taiwan is 27.03% of the fund, South Korea 26.28% and China 18.49%.
  • The $4.640 final distribution was higher than each of the four earlier payments listed.

VanEck MSCI Multifactor EM Markets Equity ETF (ASX:EMKT) holds emerging markets companies selected from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, using an index that aims to maximise exposure to value, momentum, quality and low size factors. The fund holds 232 companies and shows an annual yield of 13.49% on its ASX page on 20 October 2026.

Measure

Detail

Last price and change

$33.60, down $0.78 (2.29%)

Fund size

$801.31 million

Management fee

0.69%

Annual yield

13.49%

Latest distribution

Final, $4.640

Benchmark

MSCI EM Diversified Multi-Factor NR USD

Admitted to the ASX

12 April 2018

Latest trading and fund details

On 20 October 2026, VanEck MSCI Multifactor EM Markets Equity ETF (ASX:EMKT) last traded at $33.60, down $0.78 or 2.29%, from a previous close of $34.39. The day range was $33.60 to $34.58, the bid and offer range was $33.60 to $34.65, and 78,162 units changed hands against an average volume of 98,739. The fund size is $801.31 million across 23,300,705 units outstanding. The management fee is 0.69%. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 12 April 2018 and sits in the Morningstar Equity Emerging Markets category.

Distribution details

The latest distribution was final of $4.640, with an ex date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July 2026 and payment on 27 July 2026. The annual yield displayed is 13.49%. The $4.640 final compares with $0.900 in July 2025, $0.650 in July 2024, $1.130 in July 2023 and $0.800 in July 2022, so it is higher than each of those four payments.

Portfolio and exposure

EMKT holds 232 companies. The largest are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing at 13.44%, Samsung Electronics at 9.59%, SK hynix at 8.03%, United Microelectronics at 3.03%, Hana Financial Group at 2.04%, Chroma Ate at 1.95%, King Slide Works at 1.68%, Gold Fields at 1.60%, Kia at 1.58% and Emaar Properties at 1.47%. By country, Taiwan is 27.03% (category 23.65%), South Korea 26.28% (17.03%), China 18.49% (17.26%), India 8.86% (10.35%) and Brazil 4.26% (5.80%). Saudi Arabia is 2.40%, South Africa 2.23%, the United Arab Emirates 1.73%, Hong Kong 1.59% and Thailand 1.23%.

Sector context

Technology is the largest sector at 46.41%, against 38.96% for the category. Financial services is 13.60% (18.93%), consumer cyclical 9.63% (8.60%), basic materials 7.17% (4.54%), healthcare 5.29% (3.60%), industrials 5.27% (6.88%), communication services 4.67% (7.82%), real estate 2.68% (1.12%), utilities 2.47% (1.52%) and energy 1.63% (3.45%).

Risks

EMKT shows a beta of 1.34 and a standard deviation of 26.05, and its management fee is 0.69%. Its top ten holdings are 44.46% of the fund, and three technology names account for 31.06%. The price fell 2.29% on 20 October 2026, and the $4.640 final distribution is much larger than recent earlier payments.

What to watch ahead

ASX announcements include Issued Units Outstanding notices as at 30 September 2026 (7 October) and 31 August 2026, the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 (28 September) and a Replacement Product Disclosure Statement (20 July). Further notices are the items to follow.

The bottom line

EMKT offers a factor-based emerging markets portfolio of 232 companies with a 13.49% displayed yield and a 0.69% fee, while its price fell 2.29% on 20 October 2026.