Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF

EMEQ

Market cap $580M

Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EMEQ) offers concentrated exposure to high-conviction emerging market leaders, particularly in semiconductors and AI infrastructure. EMEQ has significantly outperformed its benchmark, returning 81.80% NAV since September 2024, but its risk-reward profile is less attractive after a strong rally. The fund's concentrated portfolio—top 10 holdings comprise nearly 68% of assets—amplifies both upside and downside, with performance closely tied to technology and industrials.

The EM landscape has reached a strategic bifurcation, where the collision of an AI-driven tech cycle and geopolitical energy volatility necessitates a choice between high-conviction growth and defensive resilience. This article compares two standout Emerging Market ETFs—EMEQ offering the best growth and DVYE offering the most resilience. EMEQ (and FRDM) delivers high growth through concentrated Tech and South Korea exposure, but carries significant volatility and concentration risks.

With U.S. trade policy uncertainty putting investors on edge this year, many investors have started to look beyond the U.S. Despite domestic equities dominating global markets for the past several years, momentum has started to unwind. For example, “Magnificent Seven” companies have experienced significant losses in recent months.

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Macquarie Asset Management today announced the launch of Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EMEQ), which began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market today. The new exchange-traded fund (ETF) is managed by the firm's Emerging Markets Equity Team, led by Liu-Er Chen, CFA. The experienced team, with $US8.3 billion in assets under management, has applied its investment philosophy consistently for more than two decades and believes that the combination of secu.