Symbols

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF·NYSE

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Key Stats

Assets Under Management

24.48BUSD

Fund Flow (1Y)

3.88BUSD

Dividend Yield

2.20%

Discount / Premium to NAV

-0.15%

Shares Outstanding

442.80M

Expense Ratio

0.72%

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Issuer

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Brand

iShares

Home Page

https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239637/ishares-msci-emerging-markets-etf

Inception Date

Apr 7, 2003

Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Index Tracked

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

Management Style

Passive

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.