Investment objective & strategy
As of March 4, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF (the Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF or the Fund) seeks total return consisting of income and long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of emerging market companies that pay dividend income. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks but may also invest in other types of equity securities, including, but not limited to, preferred stock and depositary receipts. A company is considered to be an emerging market company if Fund management determines that the company meets one or more of the following criteria: ? the company is organized under the laws of an emerging market country; ? the company has its principal office in, or management is located in, … As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of emerging market companies that pay dividend income. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks but may also invest in other types of equity securities, including, but not limited to, preferred stock and depositary receipts. A company is considered to be an emerging market company if Fund management determines that the company meets one or more of the following criteria: ? the company is organized under the laws of an emerging market country; ? the company has its principal office in, or management is located in, an emerging market country; and/or ? the company has its principal securities trading market in an emerging market country. An emerging market country is any country included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or determined by the Adviser to have similar emerging market characteristics. Emerging market countries may include countries considered to be frontier markets. A frontier market country is any country included in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index or determined by the Adviser to have similar frontier market characteristics. At times, the Fund may have a significant amount of its assets invested in a country or geographic region, including through an exchange-traded fund or by any other available means, such as through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or Global Depositary Receipts ( GDRs). The Fund currently anticipates that it will invest a significant amount of its assets in securities economically tied to Taiwan and in Mainland China, including through the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program or by any other available means. The Fund may invest in securities denominated in U.S. Dollars and currencies of the foreign countries in which it is permitted to invest. The Fund typically has full currency exposure to those markets in which it invests. The Fund may invest in securities of any market capitalization. The Fund may invest in securities of any market sector and may hold a significant amount of securities of companies, from time to time, within a single sector. The Fund currently anticipates that it will have significant exposure to the financials and information technology sectors. In seeking to achieve the Funds investment objective, the investment team narrows the investable universe by looking at the dividend potential of companies and focusing on fundamental factors. The Advisers primary focus is on stock selection using research techniques to select individual holdings. The investment team places particular emphasis on understanding business fundamentals and dynamics and the impact this has on cash flow generation and a companys ability to allocate cash effectively. The investment team seeks to allocate the Funds assets to high dividend paying companies and companies that the Adviser believes are growing their dividend over time. The Advisers consideration of fundamental factors includes, among other things, a quality assessment focused on five key factors: 1) the durability of the business model, 2) the attractiveness of the industry, 3) the strength of financials, 4) the capability of management, and 5) the most material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impacting a company. Not every ESG factor may be identified or evaluated for every investment. ESG characteristics are not the only factors considered and, as a result, the issuers in which the Fund invests may not be issuers with favorable ESG characteristics or high ESG ratings. As ESG information is just one investment consideration, ESG considerations generally are not solely determinative in any investment decision made by the Adviser .
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMC | — | $25.72M | 11.03% |
| SAMSUNG ELE-PREF | — | $19.57M | 8.39% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. UNSP ADR EACH REP 1 ORD | TCEHY US | $14.33M | 6.14% |
| GRUPO MEXICO-B | — | $10.92M | 4.68% |
| SK HYNIX INC | — | $8.55M | 3.67% |
| HDFC BANK LTD SPON ADR | — | $7.44M | 3.19% |
| ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD SPON ADR | — | $5.43M | 2.33% |
| MEDIATEK | — | $5.09M | 2.18% |
| PETROLEO BRASIL-SP PREF ADR DEPOSITARY RECEIPT | PBR/A | $4.35M | 1.86% |
| GRUPO F BANORT-O | — | $4.09M | 1.75% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| abrdn Emerging Markets Fund · ABEMX, AEMSX, GEGAX, GEGCX, GEMRX | 45% | 1.10% |
| Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio | 44% | 0.89% |
| abrdn Emerging Markets Ex-China Fund · GLLAX, GLLCX, GWLRX, GWLIX, GLLSX | 43% | 0.90% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| abrdn Investments Limited | Sub-adviser |
| abrdn Inc. | Adviser |
| ABRDN Asia Limited | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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