IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.


Emerging Market

EQUITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

80.1 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

9 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CategoryEmerging
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateOct 18, 2012
Assets (mns)$80,075
Expense ratio9 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsSemi-Annually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 7.5 %
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 4.1 %
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD. 2.4 %
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 2.1 %
HDFC BANK LIMITED 1.3 %
XIAOMI CORP. CLASS B 1.0 %
MEITUAN DIANPING 1.0 %
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 1.0 %
ICICI BANK LTD 0.9 %
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK-H 0.9 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings2701
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 102
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$140,111
Large cap (>$10bn)70.5%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)21.5%
Small cap (<$2bn)7.2%
Developed mkts.6.2%
Emerging mkts.93.8%
Country Exposure
CHINA 21.5 %
INDIA 18.0 %
TAIWAN 16.8 %
SOUTH KOREA 9.2 %
SAUDI ARABIA 3.9 %
BRAZIL 3.7 %
SOUTH AFRICA 2.4 %
HONG KONG 1.8 %
MEXICO 1.7 %
MALAYSIA 1.6 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 03/31/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 2.3% 6.2% 6.2% -2.3% 1.9% 0.9% -- 0.7%
Dividend Yield 1.0% -0.6% -0.3% 2.6% 6.0% 2.5% -- 2.4%
Total Returns 3.4% 5.6% 5.9% 0.4% 7.9% 3.3% -- 3.1%
Ann. Volatility 14.9% 15.3% 15.0% 17.9% 21.9% 20.2% -- 19.4%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.6948%
MSCI EAFE0.8570%
MSCI Emg Mkts1.01100%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)12,452
Turnover0.8%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.02%
ADV of underlying (mns)$64,590
Technical Indicators
Recent close$51.97
30d moving avg.$53.64
Annualized volatility17.5%
Relative strength (RSI)45
Short interest (ETF)1.1%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)

Money Flows (mns)

Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)

Long Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 4/17/2025
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ETF Research Center Rating

OVERWEIGHT

Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

IEMG

11.5%

Cat. Avg

10.0%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 151 funds in the Emerging Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 10.0% and a standard deviation of 4.2%. IEMG's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.3 standard deviations above the category average. This places IEMG in the 63rd percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
Emerging Market Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 53
Avg. Expense Ratio 52.8 bp
Std. Deviation 23.2 bp
IEMG (9 bp) Percentile rank 4
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
IEMG 9.0 2.1 11.1
Peer Avg. 47.9 12.9 60.8
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