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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

EEMNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$61.11+0.07 (+0.11%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B59/ 100

Rank 3 of 5 in MSCI Emerging Markets Core

B59/100Rank 3 of 5inMSCI Emerging Markets Core
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 61.04 to 61.11. Range 61.11 to 62.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.61.2561.5061.7562.0062.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.72%
Fund size
$28.2B
1Y total return
+12.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.83%
Holdings
1206
Avg volume · 30D
20.9M sh
52W range
low $52.38high $71.57
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EEM Grade

B

Score 59 out of 100

Category
MSCI Emerging Markets Core⁠
Rank
3 of 5
Six-pillar profile for EEM. Scores out of 100: Cost 27, Risk 42, Mission 100, Tradability 77, Holdings 53, Durability 73. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (27). Leans toward Mission.

Score 59 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 5

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 3

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 5

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 5

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

Our read on EEM

ETF.net Research

In short

BThe 2003 original. iShares' first big emerging-markets fund is still one of the most actively traded ways to own large- and mid-cap stocks across developing economies, and it carries a legacy price tag to match.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index representing large- and mid-capitalization equities from emerging-market countries.

Why people hold it

  • Launched in 2003, one of the earliest broad emerging-markets ETFs, and still a very actively traded fund with tens of billions in assets, which supports tight pricing for size.
  • Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) very closely, with among the tightest measured index-tracking in its peer group.
  • One ticket for large- and mid-cap companies across emerging-market countries, in a plain 1940 Act fund wrapper rather than a trust or partnership.

Worth knowing

  • The fee is the trade-off: 0.72% a year, above the peer-group median of 0.66%, while the newer core sibling IEMG charges 0.09% for a similar MSCI emerging-markets mandate.
  • Broad emerging-market equity brings currency swings and single-country politics along with stock risk; measured volatility sits at the higher end of this cohort.
  • Income arrives once or twice a year, not quarterly or monthly.

EEM Holdings

Holdings pillarC53 out of 100Rank 3 of 5 in MSCI Emerging Markets Core
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
1,206
Top-10 weight
38%
Largest holding
2330.TW15.9%

Sectors

  • Technology41.9%
  • Financials20.3%
  • Consumer Discretionary7.6%
  • Industrials6.0%
  • Communication6.0%
  • Materials5.9%
  • Energy3.7%
  • Consumer Staples2.8%
  • Health Care2.7%
  • Utilities1.9%
  • Real Estate1.0%

Geography

  • Taiwan31.00%
  • South Korea21.43%
  • China20.82%
  • India12.25%
  • Brazil4.16%
  • South Africa3.31%
  • Saudi Arabia2.50%
  • Mexico1.87%
  • Other countries (2)2.67%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 81.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
12330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing15.88%62,243,000$4.61B176
2005930.KSSamsung Electronics Ltd7.06%11,817,095$2.05B182
3000660.KSSk Hynix5.49%1,395,580$1.59B186
40700.HKTencent Holdings2.57%15,499,200$746M152
59988.HKAlibaba Group Holding1.79%42,385,356$519M124
62454.TWMediatek1.56%3,647,338$453M169
7005935.KSSamsung Electronics Non Voting Pre0.96%2,027,737$279M85
80939.HKChina Construction Bank Corp H0.95%212,677,760$275M113
92317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry0.81%30,984,873$236M122
102308.TWDelta Electronics0.77%4,921,000$224M156
11HDFCBANK.NSHdfc Bank0.71%28,795,327$207M51
12ICICIBANK.NSIcici Bank0.67%13,384,821$195M48
13RELIANCE.NSReliance Industries Ltd0.61%14,532,146$178M58
143711.TWAse Technology Holding0.61%8,447,110$177M116
15402340.KSSk Square0.57%233,409$166M111

Showing 1–15 of 1206 holdings

EEM Performance

Launched Apr 7, 2003

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EEM$11,253
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EEM $11,253. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for EEM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEEM
Year to date+12.1%
1 month−8.6%
3 months−4.8%
1 year+12.5%
3 yearsper year+21.3%
5 yearsper year+6.2%
10 yearsper year+7.4%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EEM
YearReturn barEEM
2026 YTD+12.1%
2025+34.0%
2024+6.5%
2023+9.0%
2022−20.6%
2021−3.6%
2020+17.0%

EEM in the news

EEM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.83%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.11Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.35 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.19; Dec 19, 2017 $0.70; Jun 19, 2018 $0.29; Dec 18, 2018 $0.58; Jun 17, 2019 $0.31; Dec 16, 2019 $0.93; Jun 15, 2020 $0.23; Dec 14, 2020 $0.52; Jun 10, 2021 $0.24; Dec 13, 2021 $0.71; Dec 30, 2021 $0.03; Jun 9, 2022 $0.36; Dec 13, 2022 $0.58; Jun 7, 2023 $0.31; Dec 20, 2023 $0.75; Jun 11, 2024 $0.29; Dec 17, 2024 $0.73; Jun 16, 2025 $0.45; Dec 16, 2025 $0.76; Jun 15, 2026 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.35
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.76
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.45
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.73
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.29
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.75
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.31
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.58
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.36
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.03
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.71
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.24

See all 47 payments⁠

$10,000 in EEM 10 years ago paid $2,702 in dividends.⁠

EEM Risk

Risk pillarC42 out of 100Rank 3 of 5 in MSCI Emerging Markets Core
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.01
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−33.2%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.03
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

EEM Cost

Compare EEM and IEMG

Overpaying vs IEMG, cheapest in MSCI Emerging Markets Core

$12,059

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EEM 0.72%

    $13,957

  • IEMG 0.09% Cheapest

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EEM 0.72%
  • IEMG 0.09%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530EEM $13,957IEMG $1,898

Year by year

YearEEMIEMGOverpaying
10$1,284$165$1,119
20$4,888$646$4,242
30$13,957$1,898$12,059

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