DBEM ETF — Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DBEM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.24%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.26%, its expense ratio is 0.66%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 108.9% over the past 15.4 years, 564.8 points behind SPY at 673.7%.

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF is a passively managed fund that tracks emerging market equities while hedging currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar, seeking to mirror the performance of its underlying index. It carries a modest current distribution rate, pays distributions semi-annually, and has an expense ratio of 0.66%. The fund appeals to income-oriented investors seeking emerging market equity exposure with reduced currency volatility.

DBEM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 108.9% over the past 15.4 years, 564.8 points behind SPY at 673.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.9%.

DBEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.90%

Issuer

DWS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/09/2011

Expense ratio

0.66%

Distribution rate

2.24%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.26%

Last close

$36.79 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$111,637,614

Average volume

7671.0

Dividend

$0.412

Ex-dividend date

06/18/2026

Payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

0.91

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.24%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.26%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: DWS; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DBEM risks and drawbacks

DBEM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.9%.

Who may consider DBEM — and who may not

DBEM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DBEM pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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