iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
$97.23−0.82 (−0.84%)
- 0.25%
- $25.8B
- +49.8%
- 1.96%
- 2.4M sh
- $98.77
- low $67.83high $107.12
The ETF.net EMXC Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 2 of 5
Score 63 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.B63 out of 100Rank 2 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.D33 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C47 out of 100Rank 4 of 5
Our read on EMXC
BLaunched in 2017, EMXC turns one decision into two: own large- and mid-cap emerging markets through a standard MSCI index, then size China on your own, separately. Roughly 600 stocks, one very large country deliberately absent.
The fund seeks to track an index of large- and mid-cap companies across emerging markets while excluding China, providing diversified international equity exposure.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.25% a year, well under the roughly 0.66% median in its MSCI emerging-markets cohort.
- A multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, one of the established ways to run the ex-China version of emerging markets.
- No bolted-on tilts. It follows the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index of roughly 600 large- and mid-cap names, and the mandate matches the label.ishares.com
- iShares frames it as keeping broad emerging-markets exposure while handling the China allocation separately, which fits investors who already own China elsewhere.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- The carve-out costs extra: IEMG covers broad emerging markets including China for 0.09%. Splitting the exposure also means two tickers to maintain.
- Emerging-market equities move hard in both directions, and cutting out one large market leaves the rest of the index carrying the whole load.
- Distributions arrive annually or semiannually, not monthly or quarterly.
EMXC Holdings
- Stocks
- 629
- 44%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Information Technology52.0%
- Financials18.8%
- Industrials6.4%
- Materials5.8%
- Consumer Discretionary3.5%
- Energy3.5%
- Communication2.9%
- Consumer Staples2.5%
- Utilities1.9%
- Health Care1.8%
- Real Estate0.8%
Geography
- Taiwan36.71%
- South Korea26.28%
- India12.94%
- Brazil5.67%
- South Africa2.94%
- Saudi Arabia2.86%
- Mexico1.94%
- United Arab Emirates1.50%
- 9.16%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
EMXC Performance
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EMXC$14,985
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 | EMXC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +35.7% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +49.8% |
| 3 years | +28.4% |
| 5 years | +12.9% |
| 10 years | — |
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 | EMXC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +35.7% | |
| 2025 | +35.1% | |
| 2024 | +2.7% | |
| 2023 | +19.0% | |
| 2022 | −19.6% | |
| 2021 | +8.6% | |
| 2020 | +11.6% |
EMXC in the news
EMXC Dividends
- 1.96%
- $1.92
- $0.59 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EMXC Risk
- 19.1%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −28.9%
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.
- 1.19
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EMXC Cost
0.25%
EMXC0.25%
- The middle half of MSCI Emerging Markets Core funds
- Median 0.66%
1 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%
- BEEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +29.8%
- 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%