Sophus Capital Emerging Market Small Cap ETF (EMSC)
About this ETF
EMSC offers investors focused equity exposure to dynamic, smaller enterprises operating in developing economies, specifically targeting those believed to be undervalued or under-owned. Its investment methodology prioritizes companies demonstrating sustainable earnings expansion alongside attractive valuations. The fund manager strategically exploits market inefficiencies prevalent in small-cap emerging markets, often arising from investor biases, information asymmetries, and access limitations. The robust investment process combines a proprietary quantitative model, which systematically ranks approximately 4,500 small-cap firms based on earnings growth potential, valuation metrics, and earnings surprise likelihood, with in-depth fundamental analysis of top-ranked companies, including direct engagement with management. This approach delivers diversified investment exposure across various sectors and countries, along with access to specific local growth themes. As a very actively managed…
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Top 10 holdings
| Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp 2645.TW | 2.25% |
| Powertech Technology Inc 6239.TW | 2.05% |
| CyberPower Systems Inc 3617.TW | 1.87% |
| Winbond Electronics Corp 2344.TW | 1.80% |
| India Shelter Finance Corp Ltd | 1.66% |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd | 1.64% |
| Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd EMCURE.NS | 1.64% |
| Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd APTUS.NS | 1.64% |
| Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Manufacturing Corp 1513.TW | 1.62% |
| RR Kabel Ltd RRKABEL.NS | 1.59% |
Sector mix
No sector breakdown available for this fund.
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Returns
| 1 month | +0.20% |
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Risk profile
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| Max drawdown (full) | -7.54% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | — |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | — |
Technical outlook not available yet — this fund does not have enough price history for the statistical models.
Full holdings
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Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
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Dividend history
No distributions on record — accumulating share classes reinvest income instead of paying it out.
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IEMG | 0.09% | 156.92B | 1.0% |
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF VWO | 0.06% | 162.80B | 1.0% |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 0.4% |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 0.1% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |

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