SEEM ETF — SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF

SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF (SEEM)

Updated November 6, 2026.

SEEM is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 1.96%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.15%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 41.9% over the past 2.1 years, 11.7 points ahead of SPY at 30.2%.

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

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 41.9% over the past 2.1 years, 11.7 points ahead of SPY at 30.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.7%.

SEEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.90%

Issuer

SEI Investments Co

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/08/2024

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

1.96%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.15%

Last close

$34.37 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$633,859,206

Average volume

26,283

Dividend

$0.168

Ex-dividend date

10/05/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

1.3353

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.96%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.15%) 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: 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 17.7%.

Who may consider SEEM — and who may not

SEEM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

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