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Is JHEM a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (JHEM) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores JHEM 5.9 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.6), lowest on Value (3.7). It trades at 13.3 times earnings, against its own median of 12.7. Its ten largest holdings are 23% of the fund.

What stands out in JHEM's data

Emerging market equities, screened across multiple factors for balance.

Earns less on its capital than the typical emerging-market fund — its edge has to come from elsewhere.

Return on invested capital of 23.7% trails the category median of 26.8%, though it sits above its own five-year median of 19.3%. Holdings 868.

A broad emerging-market allocation that tilts toward profitable companies.

How is JHEM rated? ETF Copilot scores John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (JHEM) 5.9 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (JHEM) 5.9 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 5.9 / 10
  • Growth: 8.6 / 10
  • Value: 3.7 / 10
  • Risk: 4.5 / 10
  • Quality: 6.0 / 10
  • Return: 5.8 / 10

Is JHEM expensive right now? It trades at 13.3 times earnings, against its own median of 12.7

As of October 9, 2026, JHEM is more expensive than 61% of its own last 8 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from JHEM's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside JHEM? 32% Tech

What's inside JHEM: Size (Large 61%, Mid 37%, Small 2%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 31.8%; AI 0.8%; Semiconductors 14.0%; Memory 11.5%.

What are JHEM's top holdings? The ten largest are 23% of the fund

SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Taiwan Semiconductor, Tencent, Alibaba, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Mediatek, ASE Industrial, China Construction Bank and Elite Material are JHEM's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 80% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of JHEM's weight sits in its 65 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 104 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 9, 2026, JHEM charges 0.49% a year, yields 1.78% and holds $995M in assets across 868 positions.

John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (JHEM) — cost, income and size
MeasureJHEM
Expense ratio0.49%
Dividend yield1.78%
Assets under management$995M
Holdings868

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.

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ETF Copilot, “John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (JHEM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/jhem

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