VPEM — ProFund VP Emerging Markets
Data updated: 2026-08-28
VPEM — ProFund VP Emerging Markets. Emerging Markets Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $32.67M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VPEM Fund Overview
VPEM — ProFund VP Emerging Markets is a US mutual fund managed by ProFunds, categorised as Emerging Markets Large Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: ProFunds
- Category: Emerging Markets Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $32.67M
- 1-year return: 19.0%
- Ticker: VPEM
- SEC CIK: 0001039803
- SEC series ID: S000008851
- Share class ID: C000024086
VPEM Investment Objective and Strategy
ProFund VP Emerging Markets describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by ProFunds.
Investment objective
ProFund VP Emerging Markets (the Fund) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the S&P Emerging 50 ADR Index (USD) (the Index).
Principal investment strategy
The Fund invests in financial instruments that ProFund Advisors believes, in combination, should track the performance of the Index. The Index is designed to measure the performance of companies domiciled in emerging markets and traded on U.S. exchanges. The Index includes companies that have ADRs, New York Shares, or Global Registered Shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market. As of December 31, 2025, the Index included companies from the following countries: Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa and Taiwan. The Index selects the top 50 companies based on market capitalization. Selected companies are then weighted based on market capitalization. The Indexs composition and assigned weights are reevaluated quarterly in March, June, September, and December.
The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. More information about the Index can be found using the Bloomberg ticker symbol BKTEM. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in components of the Index or in instruments with similar economic characteristics. The Fund will invest principally in the financial instruments listed below. ? Equity Securities Common stock issued by public companies. ? Depositary Receipts The Fund may invest in depositary receipts, which principally include: ? American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), which represent the right to receive securities of foreign issuers deposited in a bank or trust company and are an alternative to purchasing the underlying securities in their national markets and currencies.
? Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), which are receipts for shares in a foreign-based corporation traded in capital markets around the world. ? Derivatives Financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset or rate, such as stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, interest rates or indexes. The Fund invests in derivatives (e.g. swap agreements) in order to gain exposure to the Index. These derivatives principally include: ? Swap Agreements Contracts entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or swap payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.
? Money Market Instruments The Fund expects that any cash balances maintained in connection with its use of derivatives will typically be held in high quality, short-term money market instruments, for example: ? U.S. Treasury Bills U.S. government securities that have initial maturities of one year or less, and are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. ? Repurchase Agreements Contracts in which a seller of securities, usually U.S. government securities or other money market instruments, agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. ProFund Advisors uses a mathematical approach to investing in which it determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that it believes, in combination, the Fund should hold to produce returns consistent with its investment objective.
The Fund seeks to remain fully invested at all times in financial instruments that, in combination, provide exposure consistent with the investment objective, without regard to market conditions, trends or direction. The Fund may also invest in or gain exposure to only a representative sample of the securities in the Index or to securities not contained in the Index or in financial instruments, with the intent of obtaining exposure consistent with the investment objective. Please see Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies and Related Risks in the Funds Prospectus for additional details.
VPEM Holdings
Top 10 holdings of ProFund VP Emerging Markets by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | 21.68% |
| Agpxx | 13.35% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 12.24% |
| Hdfc Bank Ltd. | 5.21% |
| Ase Technology Holding Co. Ltd. | 4.22% |
| Icici Bank Ltd. | 4.09% |
| United Microelectronics Corp. | 3.42% |
| Pdd Holdings, Inc. | 3.17% |
| Vale SA | 2.80% |
| Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 2.35% |
VPEM Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of ProFund VP Emerging Markets by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 95.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 14.2% |
VPEM Performance
Total returns for VPEM (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 2.8% |
| 1 year | 19.0% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 17.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 3.1% |
VPEM Risk Information
Risk metrics for VPEM, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 19.5%
VPEM Costs and Fees
VPEM costs about $168 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.68%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.74%
- Portfolio turnover: 951%
- Brokerage commissions: 19.95 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VPEM Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, ProFund VP Emerging Markets had net outflows of $11.49M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$47.79K |
| 2026-05 | −$1.64M |
| 2026-04 | $2.00M |
| 2026-03 | −$6.90M |
| 2026-02 | $2.08M |
| 2026-01 | $625.99K |
VPEM Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in ProFund VP Emerging Markets's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VPEM Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official ProFund VP Emerging Markets filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-20
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-19
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.