iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)
Emerging Markets ETF
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is an Emerging Markets ETF from iShares. As of October 23, 2026, EEM closed at $62.01. It charges a 0.72% expense ratio, or $72 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +15.5% over the past year and +6.0% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $31.1 billion
- Dividend yield: 1.80%
- Annualized return since 2003: 9.6%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -66%
EEM price chart
1Y price change: +13.3% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEM | -8.4% | +13.9% | +15.5% | +21.9% | +6.0% | +7.5% | +9.6% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2003.
EEM key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.72%
- $72/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $31.1B
- Dividend yield
- 1.80%
- Annualized return
- 9.6%
- since 2003
- Volatility
- 27%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -66%
- 52-week range
- $52.38 – $71.57
- Fund family
- iShares
EEM dividend
- Dividend yield
- 1.80%
- Annual dividend
- $1.11
- Years of increases
- 1
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 10.2%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 2
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
Similar ETFs
| Name | Today | 1Y | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
 VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares | -0.02% | +6% | 1.97% |
 SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | -0.52% | +14% | 0.75% |
 VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -0.53% | +14% | 1.06% |
 IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | -0.54% | +14% | 0.75% |
 SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | -0.53% | +14% | 1.02% |
 RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | -0.77% | +15% | 1.47% |
 VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | -0.50% | +14% | 1.06% |
 ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | -0.50% | +14% | 0.75% |
EEM news
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- Schwab International Equity ETF vs iShares Emerging Markets ETF · Oct 21, 2026
EEM ETF FAQ
What is EEM's expense ratio?
EEM has an expense ratio of 0.72%: $72 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is EEM's dividend yield?
EEM yields 1.80% based on its trailing distributions of $1.11 per share.
What is EEM's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, EEM returned +15.5% over one year, +6.0% a year over five years, +7.5% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can EEM fall?
EEM's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2003 was -66%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.