Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Emerging markets equity funds would cost $252 (0.50% a year), so BEMG is $56 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 1142 securities · top 10 = 37.6%
Country
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.0 | 0.8 | −9.5 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 2.1 | −4.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 | −8.6 | 8.8YTD | ||
| 2025 | 5.8 | −2.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
BEMG questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF?
Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF holds 1,142 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 37.6% of the fund, more concentrated than the 27.1% typical of Emerging markets equity funds. That makes it moderately diversified.
Its largest country exposure is TW at 28.1%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does BEMG double up with most?
BEMG shares the most holdings with Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE) (55% overlap), SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Carbon Aware ETF (WEMG) (50% overlap) and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (VGE) (45% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 55%, owning both BEMG and VAE would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further.
How is Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among Emerging markets equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.72% a year and index funds 0.48%.
What will I pay in fees for BEMG?
BEMG charges a management fee of 0.35% a year, about $35 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 58% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Emerging markets equity funds, the median is 0.48%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) at 0.25%.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as Fidelity Global Emerging Markets Active ETF (FEMX) at 0.99% and Bell Global Emerging Companies Class A Active ETF (B1SM) at 1.34% cost more.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.20% for BEMG.
Does Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF follow a theme?
No. Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF is a broad equity fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (Emerging markets) rather than one theme or sector.
What is under the hood of BEMG?
As at 2 Sept 2026, BEMG's ten largest holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (15.3%), Samsung Electronics Co (7.2%), Sk Hynix (5.5%), Tencent Holdings Li (Cn) (2.8%), Alibaba Grp Hldg (Hk) (1.9%), Mediatek Inc (1.6%), Delta Electronics (0.9%), Samsung Electronics Pref (0.9%), China Construction Bk H (0.8%) and Hon Hai Precision Ind Co (0.8%). Together they make up 37.6% of the fund.
It follows an index. Most broad share indices weight companies by market size, so the largest companies take the biggest share; the exact rules for BEMG's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 37.6% compares with 27.1% for similar funds.
How well has Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 7.8% over 1 year (median 7.0%; ranked 4 of 9). The medians and rankings compare it with Emerging markets equity funds. Since listing in 2025 it has returned 15.8% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for BEMG; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.35% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.