AAM S&P Emerging Markets High Dividend Value ETF (EEMD) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Emerging Markets Dividend and Free Cash Flow Yield Index. The fund employs a passive, rules-based, equal-weighted strategy to provide exposure to constituents of the S&P Emerging Plus LargeMidCap Index that exhibit high dividend yields and sustainable free cash flow characteristics; it maintains diversified sector exposure across emerging market equities, including holdings such as CSN Mineracao SA, Electricity Generating Public Co. Ltd., Longfor Properties, Adaro Energy PT, and Tianqi Lithium Corp. EEMD distributes dividends monthly and targets investors seeking income and value-oriented growth from emerging markets in regions including North, Central, and South America, Asia, and other developing economies.
Launched on November 28, 2017, and listed on NYSE Arca, the ETF is sponsored and managed by Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (AAM), an SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 1979 with headquarters in Monument, Colorado.
In recent developments, Advisors Asset Management completed a majority acquisition by SLC Management, a Sun Life affiliate, in November 2025, enabling expanded offerings in alternative investments such as commercial real estate, private credit, and infrastructure to high-net-worth clients through EEMD and related products. The transaction builds on AAM's 40-year milestone celebrated in 2025, with assets under management approaching $30 billion across its ETF suite, including no major reorganizations or new product launches specific to EEMD reported in 2024-2025. EEMD maintains an expense ratio of 0.49%, with approximately $8.5 million in assets and a trailing twelve-month dividend yield of around 8% as of late 2025.