EMQQ ETF — EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF

EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (EMQQ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EMQQ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.94%, its expense ratio is 0.86%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 60/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 32.8% over the past 11.9 years, 323.4 points behind SPY at 356.2%.

The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF tracks an index of publicly traded internet and ecommerce companies in emerging markets, focusing on this specialized sector rather than broad market exposure. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with annual distributions, though the latest payout was special and may not recur regularly. With an expense ratio of 0.86%, it appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to internet and ecommerce businesses in emerging economies.

EMQQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 32.8% over the past 11.9 years, 323.4 points behind SPY at 356.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -26.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 32.5%.

EMQQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

60 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.11%

Issuer

EMQQ

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/12/2014

Expense ratio

0.86%

Distribution rate

1.85%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

3.94%

Last close

$31.61 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$236,271,896

Average volume

41382.0

Dividend

$1.247

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

0.75

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.85%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.94%) 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: EMQQ; 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.

EMQQ risks and drawbacks

EMQQ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are 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 32.5%.

Who may consider EMQQ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EMQQ pays 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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