The invention relates to the manufacturing field of nano composite emulsion materials, in particular to graft nano zinc oxide/polyacrylate composite emulsion and a manufacturing method thereof. Firstly an initiator azobisisovaleric acid is anchored on the surface of nano zinc oxide particles, two portions of hexadecane are added to 100 portions of mixed monomers, and 5 portions of nano ZnO particles anchoring the azo initiator are added and ultrasonically oscillated for 20 minutes to form an oil phase pre-dispersion solution. The pre-dispersion solution is added to an emulsifier aqueous solution and dispersed by a high-shear dispersion homogenizer at high speed for 30 minutes to form a mini-emulsion. The mini-emulsion is transferred to a reactor, heated to the temperature of 75 DEG C, with polyreaction initiated for 3 hours, and then heated to the temperature of 85 DEG C, polymerized for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature and discharged. The invention solves the problems of high cost and poor stability of the nano composite emulsion prepared by coupling agents, and low encapsulation efficiency and graft ratio of nano polymer composite particles. The composite emulsion has the advantages of simple preparation process, low cost, even particle size, good performance, high encapsulation efficiency and graft ratio of the nano-particles, forms nano monodisperse state in the polymer, and is suitable for the fields of coating materials, leather finishing materials, adhesives and functional plastics.