EMCR ETF — Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (EMCR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EMCR is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.54%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.57%, its expense ratio is 0.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 55/100 (Caution). Total return is 110.3% over the past 7.9 years, 108.5 points behind SPY at 218.8%.

This ETF tracks large and mid-cap companies in emerging markets that meet ESG criteria and have committed to greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, with at least 80% of assets in emerging market equities. It offers a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually, with a low expense ratio of 0.15%. The fund appeals to income investors seeking exposure to emerging markets with an environmental and sustainability focus.

EMCR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 110.3% over the past 7.9 years, 108.5 points behind SPY at 218.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.8%.

EMCR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

55 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.85%

Issuer

DWS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/04/2018

Expense ratio

0.15%

Distribution rate

1.54%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.57%

Last close

$40.81 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$60,943,829

Average volume

1482.0

Dividend

$0.315

Ex-dividend date

06/18/2026

Payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.09

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.54%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.57%) 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.

EMCR risks and drawbacks

EMCR'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 13.8%.

Who may consider EMCR — and who may not

EMCR may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EMCR 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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Frequently asked questions

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