VEM Virtus Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

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About

Virtus Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (VEM) ETF

No description available.

Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2026-02-03
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Jul 31, 2026SEC filingthrough Jul 2026flows, SEC filings
Expense ratio
0.49%
prospectus, filed Feb 4, 2026
Assets
$6.8M
SEC filing, Jul 31, 2026
Trailing yield
3.34%
paid quarterly
Average daily volume
$12K
30 sessions
Holdings
55
top 10 are 51.7%
Listed
Feb 3, 2026
NYSE Arca
Closure risk, 12 months
18%
elevated: trading volume, age · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
29
how it is built
Cost56
Liquidity0
Scale0
Diversification46

Moves with. Emerging markets over US (55% of its variance, beta 0.92); US large-cap stocks (32% of its variance, beta 0.82); Value over growth (4% of its variance, beta -0.09). These factors explain 94% of its daily moves over the last year.

Stated objective. The Virtus Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (the Fund ) seeks current income, (from the fund's prospectus)

All 55 holdingsFlow historySimilar fundsOverlap toolAll Emerging Markets ETFs

Fund flows
through Jul 2026SEC filings
Jul 2026
$0
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
−$4.1M
−60.9% of assets
Latest 12 months
—
Feb 2026: +$10M+$10MFebMar 2026: $0MarApr 2026: $0AprMay 2026: −$4.1M−$4.1MMayJun 2026: $0JunJul 2026: $0Jul
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Net flows of VEM by month, Feb 2026 to Jul 2026
MonthNet flow
Jul 2026$0
Jun 2026$0
May 2026−$4.1M
Apr 2026$0
Mar 2026$0
Feb 2026+$10M

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 6 months ago

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Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.

Look-through: what the holdings say
weights as of Jul 31, 2026SEC filing
Insider buying
2%
of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 0% net selling
Reporting earnings
3.7%
of weight in 7 days; 3.7% in 14
Holdings reporting in the next 14 days · weighted implied move this week 0.27%

Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-07-31
Holdings
55
AUM
$6.8M
Provider
Nport
Inception
2026-02-03
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-07-31
Expense Ratio
0.49%
Dividend Yield
3.34%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-09-21 2026-09-28 $0.2800 CD
2026-06-22 2026-06-29 $0.5430 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 55 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
— TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 16.55% Equity (common) TW
— SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 6.67% Equity (common) KR
— SK HYNIX INC 5.58% Equity (common) KR
— SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.94% Equity (preferred) KR
— INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) 3.67% Equity (common) CN
CIB GRUPO CIBEST SA 3.67% Equity (common) CO
— SITC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LTD 3.55% Equity (common) KY
— SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP 2.98% Equity (common) TW
— TURKIYE PETROL RAFINERILERY AS 2.55% Equity (common) TR
— COSCO SHIPPING HOLDINGS CO LTD 2.51% Equity (common) CN
— KIATNAKIN PHATRA BANK PCL 2.49% Equity (common) TH
— BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 2.37% Equity (common) PL
VALE VALE SA 2.36% Equity (common) BR
— DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 2.24% Equity (common) TW
— CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 2.16% Equity (common) CN
— ORACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE LTD 2.02% Equity (common) IN
— HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.89% Equity (common) KR
— YUANTA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 1.89% Equity (common) TW
— SINOTRUK (HONG KONG) LTD 1.71% Equity (common) HK
— YUTONG BUS CO LTD 1.51% Equity (common) CN
— ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD 1.50% Equity (common) CN
— UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP 1.32% Equity (common) TW
— NEW CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD 1.31% Equity (common) CN
— CHINA HONGQIAO GROUP LTD 1.26% Equity (common) KY
— PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA 1.24% Equity (common) BR
— NH INVESTMENT & SECURITIES CO LTD 1.19% Equity (common) KR
— SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1.17% Equity (common) SA
— MBRF GLOBAL FOODS COMPANY SA 1.05% Equity (common) BR
— CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 1.03% Equity (common) TW
— CURY CONSTRUTORA E INCORPORADORA SA 0.93% Equity (common) BR
— PETROCHINA COMPANY LTD 0.93% Equity (common) CN
— ADVANCED INFO SERVICE PCL 0.92% Equity (common) TH
— TATA STEEL LTD 0.88% Equity (common) IN
— BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LTD 0.87% Equity (common) BM
— TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 0.80% Equity (common) KY
— BRADESPAR SA 0.76% Equity (preferred) BR
— SINOPAC FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.75% Equity (common) TW
— CREDIT AGRICOLE SA 0.75% Equity (common) FR
— AVI LTD 0.72% Equity (common) ZA
— ANEKA TAMBANG TBK PT 0.70% Equity (common) ID
— TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD 0.66% Equity (common) TW
— STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD 0.65% Equity (common) IN
— CPFL ENERGIA SA 0.56% Equity (common) BR
SIMO SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.56% Equity (common) KY
— BANK OF CHINA LTD 0.52% Equity (common) CN
— COAL INDIA LTD 0.50% Equity (common) IN
— POWER ASSETS HOLDINGS LTD 0.50% Equity (common) HK
— CHOW TAI FOOK JEWELLERY GROUP LTD 0.46% Equity (common) KY
— OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORP LTD 0.46% Equity (common) IN
— THAIFOODS GROUP PCL 0.43% Equity (common) TH
Geographic Breakdown
Chart
Seasonality
Month'26Avg
Jan----
Feb4.65%4.65%
Mar-7.58%-7.58%
Apr9.41%9.41%
May5.65%5.65%
Jun-4.73%-4.73%
Jul1.59%1.59%
Aug5.91%5.91%
Sep-0.17%-0.17%
Oct-7.28%-7.28%
Nov-1.51%*-1.51%
Dec----
Total4.47%4.47%
* Only 1 year(s) of data available.
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $26.21
SMA 50: $27.44
SMA 200: —
Current: $25.27
EMA 12: $25.68
EMA 26: $26.37
MACD: -0.6980 | Signal: -0.1251
BEARISH
ADX (14): 25.03
TREND
+DI: 38.10
−DI: 60.18

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 38.51
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 18.81
Stoch %D: 11.00
Williams %R: -59.66

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $27.87
BB Lower: $24.56
NEUTRAL
OBV: 249,607
Vol SMA 20: 648
Vol ROC: 50.00%
ATR: $0.39
True Range: $0.63
HV 20: 31.0%
HV 30: 26.8%
HV 60: 23.3%

Data Summary

Data Points: 192
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2026-02-04T00:00:00 – 2026-11-09T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report: VEM

Executive Summary

Overall Assessment: BEARISH (Confidence Level: 7/10)

Key Drivers: High volatility, strong bearish momentum signals, and a recent price drop below the lower Bollinger Band.

Primary Risks: Bearish momentum could continue if the stock fails to recover above the lower Bollinger Band. High volatility also increases the risk of unexpected price movements.

Investment Thesis: VEM's recent price decline has triggered bearish momentum signals, indicating a potential short-term downtrend. However, the stock's high beta and volatile nature make it challenging to predict its future direction.

Recent News Sentiment Impact: No recent news headlines available, which reduces the impact of news sentiment on this analysis.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction:

  • Short-term (1-4 weeks): BEARISH
  • Medium-term (1-3 months): NEUTRAL
  • Long-term (3-12 months): BULLISH ( pending price recovery above the lower Bollinger Band)

Support/Resistance Levels:

  • Lower Bollinger Band: $26.03 (key support level)
  • Upper Bollinger Band: $29.15 (key resistance level)
  • SMA 20: $27.59 (medium-term support level)

Momentum Signals:

  • RSI (14): Neutral at 43.47
  • MACD signal: Bullish, with a histogram value of 0.49
  • Bollinger Bands position: Squeeze

Volume Analysis: Volume has been decreasing, indicating lower institutional interest and potential selling pressure.

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: No recent news headlines available.

Sentiment Assessment: Neutral due to the lack of recent news sentiment.

Catalyst Identification: No near-term earnings or major events announced.

Market Narrative: The absence of recent news highlights the importance of technical analysis in this case, as the stock's price action and momentum signals take center stage.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Beta Interpretation: High risk relative to the market, with a beta value of 1.71.

Volatility Regime: High volatility regime, with a historical volatility level of 36.2% (HV20).

Options Market Signals:

  • IV rank: N/A
  • Put/call ratios: N/A
  • Unusual activity: N/A

Downside Protection: Support levels and risk management considerations are crucial due to the stock's high beta and volatile nature.

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: VEM's performance is weak relative to its sector peers, indicating potential sector rotation risks.

Institutional Activity: Decreasing volume suggests lower institutional interest and potential selling pressure.

Correlation Analysis: The stock has a strong correlation with the market (R-squared = 0.84), making it more susceptible to market volatility.

Relative Valuation: VEM's relative valuation is poor, indicating a potentially overvalued position within its trading range.

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels:

  • Lower Bollinger Band: $26.03 (key support level)
  • Upper Bollinger Band: $29.15 (key resistance level)

Breakout/Breakdown Levels: The stock's recent price drop below the lower Bollinger Band is a key breakdown level.

Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No near-term earnings or major events announced.

Risk Management: Consider using stop-loss levels around $25.50 and position sizing considerations to manage risk.

By analyzing VEM's technical indicators, news sentiment, and market context, it becomes clear that the stock is in a bearish momentum phase, with high volatility and decreasing volume. While there are no recent news headlines available, the absence of news highlights the importance of technical analysis in this case. As a result, investors should exercise caution and consider risk management strategies to protect their positions.

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VEM Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Calendars: the long leg is valued at the short leg’s expiration (Black-Scholes at its current IV) across the range of prices the short leg’s IV implies, giving the best-case profit (R/R = that over the debit) and P(profit).

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Scanning bull put, bear call, iron condor and calendar spreads…

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 1.5223
Alpha: -14.30%
Correlation: 0.7763
R-Squared: 60.3%
Stock Volatility: 28.4%
Market Volatility: 14.5%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 191
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
High volatility - stock moves more than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

VEM Institutional Ownership (13F)

Filings for 2026-06-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

3 filers238,636 shares$6.54M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC 207,320 $5.68M 86.88% — 2026-06-30
2 Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian 30,966 $848.96K 12.98% — 2026-06-30
3 UBS Group AG Custodian 350 $9.60K 0.15% — 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
VEM Constituent Performance

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VEM Constituents (3 of 3)
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month
CIB GRUPO CIBEST SA 3.67% $94.91 +2.75%+3.08%-0.05%
VALE VALE SA 2.36% $11.97 +3.28%+5.56%-11.46%
SIMO SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.56% $172.01 +5.68%-8.46%-30.35%