{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is an emerging markets ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 105 emerging markets stock ETFs, with a median fee of 0.49%, against 0.40% for large-cap U.S. stock funds.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf#article","headline":"What is an emerging markets ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 105 emerging markets stock ETFs, with a median fee of 0.49%, against 0.40% for large-cap U.S. stock funds.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is an emerging markets ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What counts as emerging?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The index provider decides. ETFIQ places a fund by what it owns."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is the fee higher?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Foreign markets cost more to trade and keep."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Why can the price differ from the value?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The fund\u2019s holdings may close hours before the U.S. market does."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is an emerging markets ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is an emerging markets ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 105 emerging markets stock ETFs, with a median fee of 0.49%, against 0.40% for large-cap U.S. stock funds.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1974,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is an emerging markets ETF? \n \n What is an emerging markets ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 105 emerging markets stock ETFs, with a median fee of 0.49%, against 0.40% for large-cap U.S. stock funds.\n \n In plain words\n An emerging markets ETF owns companies in developing economies such as China, India, Brazil or Taiwan. They grow faster than developed markets and carry extra risks: currency swings, less trading and different rules.\n ETFIQ counts 105 emerging markets funds, out of 626 international stock funds, with a median fee of 0.49% against 0.40% for large-cap US funds, because holding and trading there costs more. Some close at a different time than the US market, so ETFIQ measures premiums with that timing in mind.\n Questions\n What counts as emerging? The index provider decides. ETFIQ places a fund by what it owns.\n Why is the fee higher? Foreign markets cost more to trade and keep.\n Why can the price differ from the value? The fund\u2019s holdings may close hours before the U.S. market does.\n Where to next\n Stocks Trading internationally Screener: filter every ETF What is an ETF expense ratio? What is an ETF premium or discount? What is a small-cap ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is an emerging markets ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is an emerging markets ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is an emerging markets ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf Markdown [What is an emerging markets ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is an emerging markets ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-emerging-markets-etf"}