iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
$65.75−0.40 (−0.60%)
- 0.72%
- $31.0B
- +29.8%
- 1.68%
- 23M sh
- $66.84
- low $52.38high $71.57
The ETF.net EEM Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 3 of 5
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 100Rank 4 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 3Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 3 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A70 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B56 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 2 of 5
Our read on EEM
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.
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
- Stocks
- 1,208
- 39%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Information Technology44.1%
- Financials19.3%
- Consumer Discretionary7.3%
- Industrials6.2%
- Materials5.8%
- Communication5.7%
- Energy3.5%
- Health Care2.6%
- Consumer Staples2.6%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate0.9%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)29.55%
- Korea (the Republic of)20.94%
- China17.30%
- India10.34%
- Brazil4.60%
- South Africa2.40%
- Saudi Arabia2.28%
- Mexico1.59%
- 10.99%
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
EEM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EEM$12,984
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | EEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.5% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | −1.1% |
| 1 year | +29.8% |
| 3 years | +23.2% |
| 5 years | +8.1% |
| 10 years | +8.3% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.5% | |
| 2025 | +34.0% | |
| 2024 | +6.5% | |
| 2023 | +9.0% | |
| 2022 | −20.6% | |
| 2021 | −3.6% | |
| 2020 | +17.0% |
EEM in the news
EEM Dividends
- 1.68%
- $1.11
- $0.35 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EEM Risk
- 15.2%
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.
- 1.18
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.
- −33.8%
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.
- 1.03
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EEM Cost
0.72%
EEM0.72%
- The middle half of MSCI Emerging Markets Core funds
- Median 0.66%
3 of the 5 MSCI Emerging Markets Core funds charge less.
Other funds in MSCI Emerging Markets Core
- AIEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +28.7%
- BEMXCiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +49.8%
- CDBEMXtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.66%1 year return +30.5%
- DHEEMiShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 1.51%1 year return +30.3%