iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF
$113.62−0.43 (−0.38%)
- 0.49%
- $866M
- +30.0%
- 1.35%
- 0.1M sh
- $115.43
- low $89.63high $122.73
The ETF.net EEMA Grade
A
Score 71 out of 100
- 5 of 22
Score 71 of 100 falls in the A 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.B55 out of 100Rank 10 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 17Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B55 out of 100Rank 6 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C46 out of 100Rank 12 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 22
Our read on EEMA
AEmerging markets, minus the detour. EEMA owns the Asian engine room (China, Taiwan, Korea, India) and skips Latin America and EMEA entirely, spread across roughly 900 large- and mid-cap names with caps on the giants.
The fund seeks to track an index of large- and mid-cap equities from emerging Asian countries, providing diversified exposure to Asian emerging-market equities.
Why people hold it
- Pure emerging Asia: the index covers only EM Asian countries, so Taiwan, China, Korea and India carry the fund without Brazil or Saudi Arabia riding along.ishares.com
- The MSCI EM Asia Custom Capped Index limits any single issuer to 25% and all 5%-plus names to 25% combined, so one mega-cap chipmaker cannot quietly become the whole fund.mutualfunds.com
- Running since 2012 and holding roughly 900 large- and mid-cap stocks, it hews closely to the mandate on the tin and sits in the upper half of its emerging-markets peer group.
Worth knowing
- The 0.49% fee lands at the median for emerging-markets funds, while broad EM trackers like VEXC (0.07%) and BKEM (0.11%) charge a fraction of that.
- Asia-only means China and Taiwan do the heavy lifting. Peers such as XCEM and VEXC strip China out; this one leans in.
- Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a mega-fund, so spreads can run wider than on the largest EM ETFs. It also distributes infrequently, not monthly.
EEMA Holdings
- Stocks
- 911
- 39%
- 2330.TW
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)33.51%
- China25.56%
- Korea (the Republic of)20.30%
- India14.03%
- Hong Kong1.87%
- Thailand1.27%
- Malaysia1.23%
- Indonesia0.61%
- 1.62%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
EEMA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EEMA$12,998
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 | EEMA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.6% |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +30.0% |
| 3 years | +23.9% |
| 5 years | +8.3% |
| 10 years | +9.2% |
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 | EEMA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.6% | |
| 2025 | +33.3% | |
| 2024 | +10.2% | |
| 2023 | +6.8% | |
| 2022 | −21.5% | |
| 2021 | −4.2% | |
| 2020 | +25.2% |
EEMA in the news
EEMA Dividends
- 1.35%
- $1.54
- $0.34 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EEMA Risk
- 16.3%
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.
- 1.17
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.
- −37.0%
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.
- 1.07
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EEMA Cost
0.49%
EEMA0.49%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Stocks funds
- Median 0.53%
9 of the 22 Emerging Markets Stocks funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Stocks
- ABKEMBNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.11%1 year return +29.5%
- AXSOEWisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises FundExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +27.3%
- BGMFState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +16.5%
- BXCWisdomTree True Emerging Markets FundExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +2.1%
- BFLLAFranklin FTSE Latin America ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +45.7%