EMES ETF — Harbor Emerging Markets Select ETF

Harbor Emerging Markets Select ETF (EMES)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EMES is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.46%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Total return is 30.6% over the past 1.4 years, 0.8 points behind SPY at 31.4%.

Harbor Emerging Markets Select ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies economically tied to emerging market countries, as defined by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; the fund is non-diversified. The fund carries an expense ratio of 0.65% and has a modest current distribution rate, though its latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. The fund appeals to investors seeking exposure to emerging markets equities, though those dependent on predictable income should note the irregular distribution pattern.

EMES performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 30.6% over the past 1.4 years, 0.8 points behind SPY at 31.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.0%.

EMES key facts

Issuer

Harbor Capital Advisors

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/14/2025

Expense ratio

0.65%

Trailing yield

0.46%

Last close

$26.05 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$11,912,109

Average volume

6.0

Dividend

$0.12

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

1.4243

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.46%) 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: Harbor Capital Advisors; 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.

EMES risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.0%.

Who may consider EMES — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for 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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