SEEM ETF — SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF

SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF (SEEM)

SEEM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.99%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.63%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 62.8% over the past 1.9 years, 27.5 points ahead of SPY at 35.3%.

At the current 2.99% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $299 per year, or about $74.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

This ETF invests at least eighty percent of its assets in equity securities from emerging market issuers, typically maintaining positions across six or more emerging market countries, though it may concentrate substantially in individual countries. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.60%. It appeals to equity investors seeking emerging markets exposure with regular income distributions.

SEEM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 62.8% over the past 1.9 years, 27.5 points ahead of SPY at 35.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 32.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.0%.

SEEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

SEI Investments Co

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/08/2024

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

2.99%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.63%

Last close

$38.96 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$38.51

Premium / discount

1.17% premium

AUM

$656,941,005

Average volume

48000.0

Last dividend

$0.291

Last ex-dividend date

07/06/2026 (as of 2026-07-06)

Last payment date

07/07/2026 (as of 2026-07-07)

Beta

1.3353

P/E ratio

11.5385

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.99%) 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 (2.63%) 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: SEI Investments Co; 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.

SEEM risks and drawbacks

SEEM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.0%.

Who may consider SEEM — and who may not

SEEM may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SEEM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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