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Inception date
Apr 7, 2003
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EEM one of the early entrants to provide exposure to large- and midcap emerging market equities. The fund matches the market well. In fact, it uses a similar, albeit narrower version of our MSCI benchmark. The main difference is that the fund does not go as far down the market-cap spectrum as our benchmark, ignoring many small-cap and all micro-cap firms. Still, the coverage of the space is excellent. Since it follows an MSCI index, EEM counts South Korea as emerging, while FTSE-based rival VWO does not.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Stocks98.55%
Finance25.79%
Electronic Technology21.53%
Technology Services9.83%
Retail Trade6.17%
Energy Minerals4.08%
Non-Energy Minerals4.06%
Producer Manufacturing4.02%
Consumer Durables3.29%
Consumer Non-Durables3.10%
Transportation2.99%
Health Technology2.79%
Communications2.65%
Utilities2.55%
Process Industries1.83%
Consumer Services1.54%
Industrial Services0.88%
Health Services0.54%
Distribution Services0.49%
Commercial Services0.38%
Miscellaneous0.03%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.45%
Cash0.80%
UNIT0.54%
Miscellaneous0.10%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia79.25%
Middle East6.53%
Latin America4.61%
Europe4.08%
Africa2.94%
North America2.57%
Oceania0.02%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EEM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 25.79% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 21.53% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
EEM top holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd, occupying 9.99% and 4.84% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EEM last dividends amounted to 0.45 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.73 USD in dividends, which shows a 61.07% decrease.
EEM assets under management is 18.01 B USD. It's risen 2.90% over the last month.
EEM fund flows account for −10.29 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EEM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.16%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 0.73 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EEM shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 7, 2003, and its management style is Passive.
EEM expense ratio is 0.72% meaning you'd have to pay 0.72% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EEM follows the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets). ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EEM invests in stocks.
EEM price has risen by 1.65% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.27% increase. See more dynamics on EEM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.28% over the last month, showed a 6.05% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.43% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.28% over the last month, showed a 6.05% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.43% in a year.
EEM trades at a premium (0.43%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.