Sophus Capital launched the 0.85% fee EMSC on Nasdaq to target small-cap emerging market companies, leveraging its proprietary alpha model ranking 5,000 firms. The fund offers deeper diversification into local economies less correlated to global trade flows and builds on the team’s two-decade emerging markets investment track record.
Sophus Capital launched the Emerging Market Small Cap ETF (EMSC) on Nasdaq on June 15, 2026, with a 0.85% management fee. The fund focuses exclusively on small-cap companies in emerging markets, aiming to deliver deeper diversification into local economies less correlated to global trade flows.
EMSC leverages the Sophus Capital Emerging Markets Alpha Model, which evaluates over 5,000 companies on earnings growth momentum and attractive valuations. Firms in the top quintile undergo rigorous fundamental analysis and management engagement to exploit structural inefficiencies in emerging market equity markets.
The ETF is sub-advised by Sophus Capital’s team, which managed over $11 billion at Principal Global Investors and $4.4 billion at Victory Capital before operating independently. Led by Michael Reynal and Maria Freund, CFA, the group has focused exclusively on emerging markets since 2001, marking its first ETF offering.
