# What is an emerging markets ETF?

> 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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## What is an emerging markets ETF?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

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.

### In plain words

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.

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.

### Questions

What counts as emerging? The index provider decides. ETFIQ places a fund by what it owns.

Why is the fee higher? Foreign markets cost more to trade and keep.

Why can the price differ from the value? The fund’s holdings may close hours before the U.S. market does.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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