SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

EDIV

Market cap $928M

The recent pullback for big techs in the U.S. underscores the need for investors to focus more on international stocks and bonds.

The SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF has outperformed the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, offering strong long-term returns. Emerging market equities have surpassed the S&P 500 in 2025, supported by favorable valuations, high yield, and improving sentiment. EM equities trade at a significant discount to global peers, with macroeconomic tailwinds, like potential rate cuts and a weaker USD, boosting the outlook.

Making its debut on 02/23/2011, smart beta exchange traded fund SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) provides investors broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

EDIV's dividend-focused, value-tilted methodology offers superior risk-adjusted returns and yield versus traditional emerging market ETFs like VWO and DEM. The ETF's portfolio emphasizes stable, profitable dividend growers, with diversified country and sector allocations, and lower exposure to China, India, and South Korea. EDIV's recent outperformance is driven by its balanced approach to growth and dividend stability, making it resilient amid geopolitical and market uncertainties.

The SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) made its debut on 02/23/2011, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) debuted on 02/23/2011, and offers broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

The SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) was launched on 02/23/2011, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

The SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) was launched on 02/23/2011, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

EDIV, which focuses on 136 high-yielding EM stocks, has done well to largely keep pace with a portfolio of plain vanilla EM stocks this year. We measure how EDIV stacks up against its most popular peer-DEM, and find that picking a winner between the two, isn't particularly straightforward as both products offer useful qualities. EM dividends can be volatile and are often skewed by special dividends.

Launched on 02/23/2011, the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.