December 1, 2025
Investing in the Digitization of Emerging Markets
EMQQ provides broad exposure to the Internet and e-commerce sectors of Emerging Markets. As the middle class continues to expand, affordable smartphones are providing Internet access to billions of people, many of whom are experiencing it for the first time ever. EMQQ aims to capture this consumer story and provide investors with access to the growth to come as Emerging Markets (EM) digitize.
5 Reasons to Invest in Emerging Market Tech
- Massive Population: Home to over 6 billion people
- Economic Growth: EM economies were 50% of global GDP in 2023
- Swelling middle-class rapidly adopting digital consumption
- Soaring Internet Adoption, first-time access via smartphones
- Exposure to innovative, lesser-known global companies
EMQQ = Accessing Real EM Growth
The EMQQ Index provides exposure to the internet and e-commerce sectors of Emerging and Frontier markets in Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The index covers over 60 companies operating in Emerging and Frontier Markets. The EMQQ Index is modified market cap weighted with the largest position capped at 8% during the semi-annual reconstitution and rebalance in June & December.
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Country Weightings
- CHINA40.68%
- INDIA20.96%
- BRAZIL13.54%
- SOUTH KOREA11.54%
- INDONESIA6.56%
- SOUTH AFRICA3.91%
- KAZAKHSTAN2.09%
- POLAND0.96%
EMQQ Company Spotlights
ETERNAL
Eternal is a restaurant aggregator, supplier and food delivery company in India.
MERCADO LIBRE
The Amazon of Latin America, MELI is a massive online commerce and payments company.
PDD HOLDINGS
PDD is an e-commerce company in China that connects consumers, businesses, and communities.
SEA LTD
The Amazon of Southeast Asia, SE is a leading global consumer internet company.
EM Tech Investment News
Our Investment Strategies
We provide investors exposure to the rise of the smartphone-enabled emerging markets consumer. Our strategies capture the Great Confluence of 3 mega trends: a swelling middle class producing 6 billion new consumers, first-ever access to smartphones, and first-ever access to internet via mobile. Through three strategies, investors can tailor their exposure to what McKinsey & Co. call the “biggest growth opportunity in the history of capitalism.”