EMKT ETF — Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF

Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF (EMKT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EMKT is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.47%, its expense ratio is 0.74%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 16.7% over the past year, 4.1 points ahead of SPY at 12.6%.

Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF is an equity fund that invests primarily in undervalued common stocks of non-U.S. companies in emerging market countries, with exposure spanning large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap issuers. The fund distributes on a semi-annual basis with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.74%; its latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis. The fund may appeal to international equity investors seeking value opportunities in emerging markets.

EMKT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 16.7% over the past year, 4.1 points ahead of SPY at 12.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.2%.

EMKT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Lazard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/31/2013

Expense ratio

0.74%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.47%

Last close

$29.51 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$180,504,980

Average volume

10723.0

Dividend

$0.139

Ex-dividend date

06/18/2026

Payment date

06/22/2026

Beta

1.08

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 (0.47%) 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: Lazard; 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.

EMKT risks and drawbacks

Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.2%.

Who may consider EMKT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EMKT pays semi-annual). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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