iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF
$75.56−0.07 (−0.09%)
- 0.72%
- $390M
- +17.7%
- 2.83%
- 0M sh
- $76.47
- low $65.04high $79.44
The ETF.net EEMS Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 12 of 22
Score 61 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.F21 out of 100Rank 17 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 9 of 17Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 10 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A77 out of 100Rank 3 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A86 out of 100Rank 2 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A79 out of 100Rank 5 of 22
Our read on EEMS
BMost international small-cap funds live in Japan and Europe. EEMS goes the other way: a basket of roughly 1,700 small companies from emerging markets only, in one ticker. A narrow corner of the world, priced like the specialty product it is.
The fund seeks to track an index of small-capitalization equities from emerging-market countries.
Why people hold it
- Emerging-markets small caps only, no developed-market ballast. Cohort leaders either stay developed (SCZ, SCHC) or blend the two (VSS); EEMS keeps the EM-only mandate intact.
- Roughly 1,700 holdings, so no single local name steers the fund. Index-tracked breadth in a corner where stock picking gets expensive fast.
- Live since 2011 and run by iShares, with assets in the hundreds of millions. Established plumbing, not a freshly launched niche ticker.
Worth knowing
- The fee is 0.72% a year, against a 0.40% median across international small-cap peers. Access to this niche carries a premium over the broad options.
- Moderately traded rather than household-volume. Spreads can widen, which makes limit orders the practical way in and out on bigger tickets.
- Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly. Fine for total-return holders, lumpy for anyone mapping out cash flow.
EEMS Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,719
- 5%
- 6274.TWO
Sectors
- Information Technology26.4%
- Industrials16.8%
- Financials10.4%
- Consumer Discretionary9.9%
- Materials9.7%
- Health Care8.3%
- Real Estate5.5%
- Consumer Staples5.0%
- Communication3.1%
- Utilities2.8%
- Energy2.1%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)27.71%
- India20.20%
- Korea (the Republic of)15.69%
- China6.29%
- Brazil3.93%
- South Africa3.24%
- Saudi Arabia3.11%
- Malaysia2.65%
- 17.17%
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
EEMS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EEMS$11,773
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 | EEMS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.8% |
| 1 month | −1.0% |
| 3 months | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +17.7% |
| 3 years | +14.8% |
| 5 years | +7.3% |
| 10 years | +8.5% |
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 | EEMS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.8% | |
| 2025 | +19.8% | |
| 2024 | +3.1% | |
| 2023 | +23.1% | |
| 2022 | −19.1% | |
| 2021 | +18.2% | |
| 2020 | +19.5% |
EEMS in the news
EEMS Dividends
- 2.83%
- $2.14
- $0.48 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EEMS Risk
- 15.1%
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.
- 0.67
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.
- −27.0%
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.
- 0.89
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EEMS Cost
0.72%
EEMS0.72%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Stocks funds
- Median 0.53%
16 of the 22 Emerging Markets Stocks funds charge less.
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- BILFiShares Latin America 40 ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +45.7%
- BDEXCDimensional - Emerging Markets ex China Core Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.56%1 year return +44.5%
- BSTXEStrive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +52.9%
- BEWXState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +12.3%
- BKEMXKraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +52.8%