EMCS ETF — Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Selection ETF

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Selection ETF (EMCS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EMCS is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.13%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.55%, its expense ratio is 0.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 70/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 111.7% over the past 7.9 years, 107.1 points behind SPY at 218.8%.

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Selection ETF is an ETF that tracks an emerging markets subset of the MSCI ACWI Select Climate 500 Index, investing at least 80% of assets in the approximately 500 component stocks (and depositary receipts) of that index. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and has an expense ratio of 0.15%. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to emerging markets companies selected for climate-related criteria.

EMCS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 111.7% over the past 7.9 years, 107.1 points behind SPY at 218.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.3%.

EMCS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

70 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.79%

Issuer

DWS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/04/2018

Expense ratio

0.15%

Distribution rate

1.13%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.55%

Last close

$43.51 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,107,452,068

Average volume

6308.0

Dividend

$0.246

Ex-dividend date

06/18/2026

Payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.12

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.13%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.55%) 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.

EMCS risks and drawbacks

EMCS'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 15.3%.

Who may consider EMCS — and who may not

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