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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

EEMANasdaqiSharesB

$106.55+0.83 (+0.79%)

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

B68/ 100

Rank 5 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks

B68/100Rank 5 of 22inEmerging Markets Stocks
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 105.72 to 106.55. Range 106.51 to 108.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.106.00107.00107.50108.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$784M
1Y total return
+12.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.45%
Holdings
909
Avg volume · 30D
101K sh
52W range
low $89.63high $122.73
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EEMA Grade

B

Score 68 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Stocks⁠
Rank
5 of 22
Six-pillar profile for EEMA. Scores out of 100: Cost 45, Risk 55, Mission 100, Tradability 84, Holdings 52, Durability 84. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (45). Leans toward Mission.

Score 68 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.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 17

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 19

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 22

Our read on EEMA

ETF.net Research

In short

BEmerging 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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Feb 8, 2012

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

EEMA$11,288
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. EEMA $11,288. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 EEMA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEEMA
Year to date+13.6%
1 month−9.2%
3 months−4.0%
1 year+12.9%
3 yearsper year+21.8%
5 yearsper year+6.6%
10 yearsper year+8.8%

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 EEMA
YearReturn barEEMA
2026 YTD+13.6%
2025+33.3%
2024+10.2%
2023+6.8%
2022−21.5%
2021−4.2%
2020+25.2%

EEMA in the news

EEMA Dividends

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 Nov 2, 2026.
1.45%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.54Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.34 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. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.26; Dec 19, 2017 $1.02; Jun 19, 2018 $0.33; Dec 18, 2018 $0.99; Jun 17, 2019 $0.31; Dec 16, 2019 $1.01; Jun 15, 2020 $0.24; Dec 14, 2020 $0.77; Jun 10, 2021 $0.12; Dec 13, 2021 $1.68; Jun 9, 2022 $0.34; Dec 13, 2022 $0.79; Jun 7, 2023 $0.31; Dec 20, 2023 $1.17; Jun 11, 2024 $0.25; Dec 17, 2024 $1.00; Jun 16, 2025 $0.18; Dec 16, 2025 $1.20; Jun 15, 2026 $0.34. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.34
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.20
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.18
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.00
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.25
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$1.17
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.31
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.79
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.34
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.68
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.12
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.77

See all 29 payments⁠

$10,000 in EEMA 10 years ago paid $2,380 in dividends.⁠

EEMA Risk

Risk pillarB55 out of 100Rank 7 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.2%
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.
−36.4%
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.
1.07
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.

EEMA Cost

Compare EEMA and VEXC

Overpaying vs VEXC, cheapest in Emerging Markets Stocks

$8,312

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

  • EEMA 0.49%

    $9,792

  • VEXC 0.07% Cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EEMA 0.49%
  • VEXC 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530EEMA $9,792VEXC $1,480

Year by year

YearEEMAVEXCOverpaying
10$883$128$755
20$3,394$503$2,891
30$9,792$1,480$8,312

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