iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF
$56.57−0.24 (−0.43%)
- 0.16%
- $171M
- +32.5%
- 2.70%
- 0M sh
- $57.02
- low $44.86high $60.04
The ETF.net EMXF Grade
A
Score 79 out of 100
- 1 of 12
Score 79 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.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B57 out of 100Rank 4 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A72 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 7 of 12
Our read on EMXF
AThe strict end of ESG in emerging markets. EMXF follows an index that demands stronger ESG ratings, screens out a long list of controversial businesses, and caps any single issuer at 5% so no one giant runs the show.
The fund is designed to follow an emerging-market equity index that emphasizes stronger ESG ratings and applies extensive screens to controversial business activities.
Why people hold it
- The "Advanced" label means deep screening: an index built on stronger ESG ratings plus extensive exclusions for controversial business activities, not one or two token cuts.ishares.com
- The index caps each issuer at 5%, which matters in emerging markets, where plain cap-weighted portfolios lean hard on a few chip and tech behemoths.ishares.com
- 0.16% a year is modest for a heavily screened fund, and it sits below the typical expense ratio in its emerging-markets peer group.
- Roughly 600 large and mid caps across emerging markets: the screens trim the field without collapsing it into a concentrated handful of names.
Worth knowing
- Unscreened emerging-markets trackers such as VWO and SCHE run at a fraction of this expense ratio. The screening is what you are paying for.
- A smaller, thinly traded fund. Spreads can widen, so the price on screen and the price you get are not always the same thing.
- Cutting whole slices of the emerging-markets universe means this portfolio can look and behave quite differently from a standard EM index, in either direction.
EMXF Holdings
- Stocks
- 585
- 28%
- 000660.KS
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)26.10%
- China22.97%
- Korea (the Republic of)14.13%
- India9.67%
- Brazil4.64%
- Saudi Arabia3.27%
- South Africa2.34%
- United Arab Emirates2.05%
- 14.83%
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
EMXF Performance
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EMXF$13,254
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 | EMXF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +23.1% |
| 1 month | −2.4% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +32.5% |
| 3 years | +22.1% |
| 5 years | +8.4% |
| 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 | EMXF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +23.1% | |
| 2025 | +29.4% | |
| 2024 | +8.0% | |
| 2023 | +6.7% | |
| 2022 | −19.1% | |
| 2021 | +4.5% | |
| 2020 | +14.8% |
EMXF in the news
EMXF Dividends
- 2.70%
- $1.53
- $0.47 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EMXF Risk
- 13.7%
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.
- 1.24
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.
- −30.7%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EMXF Cost
0.16%
EMXF0.16%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.33%
2 of the 12 Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
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