JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF

JEMA

Market cap $1.38B

JEMA's total return profile closely mirrors that of EEM, offering little differentiation for investors. Despite its unique construction, JEMA does not demonstrate a compelling performance advantage over established EM ETFs. The article highlights that JEMA's risk/return characteristics align with broader emerging market benchmarks.

Emerging markets equity returns have been driven by extreme mega-cap concentration, with index breadth collapsing to historic lows and masking weakness across much of the opportunity set. This concentration has distorted relative results for active managers, particularly those constrained by diversification rules or broad benchmarks, as small-cap underperformance and index construction limit flexibility.

By: Nolan Mauk In the post-pandemic era marked by economic uncertainty, volatility, geopolitical tension, and deglobalization, one thing has been made clear: no market, sector, or asset class is immune to the effects of rapidly changing market cycles.

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.