- What does EMSF invest in?
- The Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF (EMSF) primarily allocates its capital to equity securities, both common and preferred shares, issued by firms operating in developing and nascent markets, including those considered frontier. While it maintains flexibility across all market capitalizations, a substantial portion of its investments is expected to target smaller enterprises. The fund's strategy focuses on identifying companies poised for enduring growth, with a rigorous assessment of fundamental characteristics. This includes evaluating balance sheet integrity, organizational scale, reliability of cash flow, and overall fiscal robustness. Moreover, EMSF integrates comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into its investment process. It utilizes both external data providers and its own in-house research to pinpoint investments that are actively working to build a sustainable future by tackling significant global environmental and societal issues. This approach also incorporates exclusionary screens, deliberately avoiding industries such as tobacco, armaments, and fossil fuels due to their controversial nature. Finally, the fund reserves the right to engage actively with its holdings on sustainability and corporate governance matters. This engagement can involve direct dialogue, exercising shareholder voting rights, and advocating for greater transparency in ESG reporting.
- What is the expense ratio of EMSF?
- Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF EMSF (EMSF) charges an expense ratio of 0.79%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is EMSF?
- Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF EMSF (EMSF) manages $43.8M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.
- Is EMSF actively managed or an index fund?
- EMSF's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.
- When was EMSF launched?
- Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF EMSF (EMSF) launched in September 2023 and is managed by Matthews Asia.
- How has EMSF performed?
- EMSF's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.
