Is ECON a good investment?

Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (ECON) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ECON 7.2 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.6), lowest on Return (4.0). It trades at 13.1 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6. Its ten largest holdings are 31% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is ECON rated? ETF Copilot scores Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (ECON) 7.2 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (ECON) 7.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 7.2 / 10
Growth: 9.6 / 10
Valuation: 9.4 / 10
Risk: 5.7 / 10
Quality: 7.6 / 10
Return: 4.0 / 10

What is ECON's expense ratio? 0.49% a year

As of September 11, 2026, ECON charges 0.49% a year, yields 2.98% and holds $324M in assets across 346 positions.

Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (ECON) — cost, income and size
Measure	ECON
Expense ratio	0.49%
Dividend yield	2.98%
Assets under management	$324M
Holdings	346

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in ECON's data

Enhanced emerging market equities, screened for quality.

Pays less for each dollar of earnings than most emerging-market funds — a cheap entry point.

Trailing P/E multiple of 13.1x is below the category median of 14.1x and well under its own five-year median of 20.6x, while return on invested capital of 29.2% runs above average.

A quality tilt on emerging markets at a discount — value and profitability in one allocation.

Is ECON expensive right now? It trades at 13.1 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6

As of September 11, 2026, ECON is cheaper than 92% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 9 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside ECON? 36% Tech

What's inside ECON: Size (Large 64%, Mid 28%, Small 9%); Geography (International 99%, US 1%); Tech 36.2%; AI 2.0%; Semiconductors 15.9%; Memory 19.6%.

What are ECON's top holdings? The ten largest are 31% of the fund

SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Taiwan Semiconductor, Mediatek, China Construction Bank, Delta Electronics, Hon Hai Precision Industry, ASE Industrial, SK Square and Foxconn Industrial Internet are ECON's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 52% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of ECON's weight sits in its 38 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 58 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (ECON) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/econ