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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

EEMSNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$69.00+0.15 (+0.23%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

B62/ 100

Rank 11 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks

B62/100Rank 11 of 22inEmerging Markets Stocks
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 68.84 to 69.00. Range 69.00 to 69.94. Use the arrow keys to read each point.69.2069.4069.6069.8070.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.72%
Fund size
$351M
1Y total return
+3.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.11%
Holdings
1707
Avg volume · 30D
49.3K sh
52W range
low $65.04high $79.44
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EEMS Grade

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Stocks⁠
Rank
11 of 22
Six-pillar profile for EEMS. Scores out of 100: Cost 21, Risk 49, Mission 96, Tradability 81, Holdings 86, Durability 79. Strongest: Mission (96). Weakest: Cost (21). Leans toward Mission.

Score 62 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 100
    Rank 17 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 17

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 19

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 22

Our read on EEMS

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Aug 16, 2011

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

EEMS$10,299
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. EEMS $10,299. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 EEMS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEEMS
Year to date+2.6%
1 month−8.5%
3 months−1.3%
1 year+3.0%
3 yearsper year+12.9%
5 yearsper year+5.1%
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 EEMS
YearReturn barEEMS
2026 YTD+2.6%
2025+19.8%
2024+3.1%
2023+23.1%
2022−19.1%
2021+18.2%
2020+19.5%

EEMS in the news

EEMS 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.
3.11%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.14Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.48 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. 21 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.33; Dec 19, 2017 $0.98; Jun 19, 2018 $0.49; Dec 18, 2018 $0.79; Jun 17, 2019 $0.34; Dec 16, 2019 $0.85; Jun 15, 2020 $0.29; Dec 14, 2020 $0.80; Dec 30, 2020 $0.05; Jun 10, 2021 $0.38; Dec 13, 2021 $1.71; Dec 30, 2021 $0.05; Jun 9, 2022 $0.03; Dec 13, 2022 $0.40; Jun 7, 2023 $0.33; Dec 20, 2023 $1.23; Jun 11, 2024 $0.25; Dec 17, 2024 $1.26; Jun 16, 2025 $0.42; Dec 16, 2025 $1.66; Jun 15, 2026 $0.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.48
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.66
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.42
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.26
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.25
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$1.23
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.33
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.40
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.03
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.05
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.71
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.38

See all 32 payments⁠

$10,000 in EEMS 10 years ago paid $3,259 in dividends.⁠

EEMS Risk

Risk pillarC49 out of 100Rank 12 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.8%
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.
0.57
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.
−27.0%
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.
0.89
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.

EEMS Cost

Compare EEMS and VEXC

Overpaying vs VEXC, cheapest in Emerging Markets Stocks

$12,477

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

  • EEMS 0.72%

    $13,957

  • VEXC 0.07% Cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EEMS 0.72%
  • VEXC 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530EEMS $13,957VEXC $1,480

Year by year

YearEEMSVEXCOverpaying
10$1,284$128$1,156
20$4,888$503$4,385
30$13,957$1,480$12,477

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