iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund EEM
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- Expense ratio
- 0.72%
- Net assets
- $30.3B
- Holdings
- 1,251
- 12-month distribution yield
- 1.76%
- Asset class
- Equity
iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund (EEM) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by iShares. Its category is Equity · International (equity). Its last price was US$63.32 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.72% a year, from its prospectus dated 30 Dec 2025. It reported net assets of US$30.33 billion as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 1,251 holdings as of 31 May 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.11 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 1.76%, paid twice a year.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.72%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.72%
- Prospectus date
- 30 Dec 2025
- Filed with the SEC
- 19 Dec 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $30,325,660,915
- Total assets
- $31,322,662,779
- Holdings as of
- 31 May 2026
- Report made public
- 27 Jul 2026 (57 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 1,251 positions, as of 31 May 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD | TW0002330008 | 14.26% | $4.3B | Equity (common) | Taiwan | TWD |
| 2 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | KR7005930003 | 7.76% | $2.4B | Equity (common) | South Korea | KRW |
| 3 | SK hynix Inc. | KR7000660001 | 6.64% | $2.0B | Equity (common) | South Korea | KRW |
| 4 | Tencent Holdings Limited TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD | KYG875721634 | 2.71% | $821.4M | Equity (common) | Cayman Islands | HKD |
| 5 | BlackRock Funds III: BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional; SL Agency Shares BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS INSTITUTIONAL FUND SL AGENCY | US0669225197 | 2.49% | $754.9M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 6 | Alibaba Group Holding Limited ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD | KYG017191142 | 2.08% | $630.3M | Equity (common) | Cayman Islands | HKD |
| 7 | MediaTek Inc. | TW0002454006 | 1.62% | $491.4M | Equity (common) | Taiwan | TWD |
| 8 | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | TW0002308004 | 1.17% | $354.8M | Equity (common) | Taiwan | TWD |
| 9 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | TW0002317005 | 0.90% | $272.6M | Equity (common) | Taiwan | TWD |
| 10 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | KR7005931001 | 0.85% | $258.0M | Equity (common) | South Korea | KRW |
| 11 | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | CNE1000002H1 | 0.81% | $247.0M | Equity (common) | China | HKD |
| 12 | HDFC BANK LIMITED HDFC BANK LTD | INE040A01034 | 0.70% | $212.3M | Equity (common) | India | INR |
| 13 | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD | INE002A01018 | 0.66% | $200.5M | Equity (common) | India | INR |
| 14 | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD | KR7009150004 | 0.62% | $188.1M | Equity (common) | South Korea | KRW |
| 15 | SK Square Co., Ltd. | KR7402340004 | 0.60% | $181.5M | Equity (common) | South Korea | KRW |
| 16 | ICICI BANK LIMITED ICICI BANK LTD | INE090A01021 | 0.55% | $166.5M | Equity (common) | India | INR |
| 17 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | KR7005380001 | 0.50% | $150.5M | Equity (common) | South Korea | KRW |
| 18 | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | TW0003711008 | 0.50% | $150.4M | Equity (common) | Taiwan | TWD |
| 19 | XIAOMI CORPORATION | KYG9830T1067 | 0.48% | $146.0M | Equity (common) | Cayman Islands | HKD |
| 20 | PDD Holdings Inc. PINDUODUO INC | US7223041028 | 0.47% | $141.8M | Other | Cayman Islands | USD |
| 21 | VALE S.A. | BRVALEACNOR0 | 0.46% | $140.6M | Equity (common) | Brazil | BRL |
| 22 | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD | CNE1000003G1 | 0.43% | $131.1M | Equity (common) | China | HKD |
| 23 | AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC | SA0007879113 | 0.41% | $125.9M | Equity (common) | Saudi Arabia | SAR |
| 24 | Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO OF CHINA LTD | CNE1000003X6 | 0.40% | $122.0M | Equity (common) | China | HKD |
| 25 | United Microelectronics Corporation | TW0002303005 | 0.40% | $120.8M | Equity (common) | Taiwan | TWD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 97.34% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 2.83% | |
| Other | 2.34% | |
| Equity (preferred) | 0.20% | |
| Equity derivatives | 0.01% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 25.75% | |
| South Korea | 23.10% | |
| India | 10.86% | |
| Cayman Islands | 10.74% | |
| China | 9.13% | |
| Brazil | 3.43% | |
| United States | 3.11% | |
| South Africa | 2.58% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.42% | |
| Mexico | 1.76% | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.08% | |
| Malaysia | 0.98% | |
| Other (25) | 7.78% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| New Taiwan dollar (TWD) | 26.11% | |
| South Korean won (KRW) | 23.10% | |
| Hong Kong dollar (HKD) | 16.11% | |
| Indian rupee (INR) | 10.86% | |
| US dollar (USD) | 4.77% | |
| Chinese yuan (CNY) | 3.54% | |
| Brazilian real (BRL) | 3.43% | |
| South African rand (ZAR) | 2.65% | |
| Saudi riyal (SAR) | 2.42% | |
| Mexican peso (MXN) | 1.76% | |
| UAE dirham (AED) | 1.08% | |
| Polish zloty (PLN) | 1.06% | |
| Other (14) | 5.83% |
Sector
| Sector | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.74% | |
| Finance | 0.58% | |
| Basic Materials | 0.19% | |
| Technology | 0.06% | |
| Consumer Staples | 0.04% | |
| Real Estate | 0.03% | |
| Health Care | 0.02% |
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $1.1140
- 12-month yield
- 1.76%
- Frequency
- Twice a year
- Latest ex-date
- 15 Jun 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.1140) ÷ latest price ($63.32) × 100 = 1.76%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (11 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2026 | $0.3510 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | $0.7630 |
| 16 Jun 2025 | $0.4520 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | $0.7270 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | $0.2900 |
| 20 Dec 2023 | $0.7480 |
| 7 Jun 2023 | $0.3100 |
| 13 Dec 2022 | $0.5840 |
| 9 Jun 2022 | $0.3620 |
| 30 Dec 2021 | $0.0260 |
| 13 Dec 2021 | $0.7070 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000004266) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
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