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 "ticker": "VEM",
 "name": "Virtus Emerging Markets Dividend ETF",
 "issuer": "Virtus",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vem",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vem",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vem.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-02",
 "verdict": "VEM returned +16.6% since it listed on Feb 4, 2026.",
 "category": {
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  "name": "Stocks",
  "label": "Stock ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/",
  "group": {
   "id": "international-stocks",
   "name": "International stocks"
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   "id": "emerging-markets",
   "name": "Emerging markets",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/emerging-markets/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-04",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
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   "sentence": "VEM, total return, 1 year: +16.6%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
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   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.49%",
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   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VEM, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
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   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "55",
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   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VEM, holdings: 55, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22121.6%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VEM, below its high: \u22121.6%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$7m",
   "source": "SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VEM, net assets: $7m (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026)."
  }
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   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Equity fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Stocks \u00b7 Emerging markets",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.49%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Nov 4, 2025"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$28.25",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "listed_since",
   "label": "Listed since",
   "value": "Feb 4, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$7m",
   "source": "SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22121.6%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "55",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "52.0%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Jul 31, 2026",
   "source": "SEC N-PORT"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  }
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+8.6%",
   "S&P 500": "+3.6%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "+5.0 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "+3.3 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+21.1%",
   "S&P 500": "+17.9%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "+3.1 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u22127.4 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since listing",
   "Total return": "+16.6%",
   "S&P 500": "+13.0%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "+3.6 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u22127.5 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "What does VEM cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VEM hold?",
   "a": "55 positions as filed for Jul 31, 2026, with the top ten at 52.0% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is VEM below its high?",
   "a": "1.6% below its high of Sep 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-10-04",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}