MEM ETF — MAYBANK EMERGING ETF

MAYBANK EMERGING ETF (MEM)

MEM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.92%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.92%, its expense ratio is 0.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 95.6% over the past 4.2 years, 17.0 points behind SPY at 112.6%.

At the current 2.92% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $292 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Maybank Emerging ETF is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in common and preferred stocks of companies in emerging market countries, selecting businesses based on fundamental characteristics such as balance sheet strength, cash flow stability, management quality, and corporate governance. The fund carries a modest distribution rate paid annually and has a low expense ratio of 0.79%. It appeals to equity investors seeking emerging market exposure with a focus on sustainable, fundamentally sound companies.

MEM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 95.6% over the past 4.2 years, 17.0 points behind SPY at 112.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.6%.

MEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Matthews Asia Funds

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/13/2022

Expense ratio

0.79%

Distribution rate

2.92%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.92%

Last close

$43.61 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$43.21

Premium / discount

0.93% premium

AUM

$53,678,376

Average volume

2400.0

Last dividend

$1.275

Last ex-dividend date

12/17/2025 (as of 2025-12-17)

Last payment date

12/22/2025 (as of 2025-12-22)

Beta

1.2

P/E ratio

13.3793

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.92%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.92%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Matthews Asia Funds; 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.

MEM risks and drawbacks

MEM'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 14.6%.

Who may consider MEM — and who may not

MEM may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MEM 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.

Frequently asked questions

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