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About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF
Expense ratio
0.70%
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Inception date
Aug 16, 2011
EEMS captures emerging-market small-caps very well, tracking the same index we use for our segment benchmark, and showing microscopic differences in exposure only due to the fund's optimized index replication strategy. EEMS holds a broad portfolio that avoids any heavy allocations toward any one region, country, sector, or firm. Unlike some peers, the fund includes exposure to both Taiwan and South Korea. Overall, EEMS perfectly captures the space. Due to the weak liquidity of the underlying securities and the difficulties that arise from a portfolio that overwhelmingly trades in hours that US markets are closed, the use of limit orders are a must. Overall, EEMS' exposure is unimpeachable, but there are many caveats with this fund.
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Returns
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| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks98.21%
Finance16.55%
Electronic Technology13.34%
Producer Manufacturing10.89%
Process Industries8.10%
Health Technology6.90%
Technology Services5.13%
Consumer Non-Durables4.91%
Non-Energy Minerals4.79%
Retail Trade3.54%
Consumer Durables3.37%
Industrial Services3.19%
Transportation3.00%
Utilities2.94%
Consumer Services2.92%
Commercial Services2.75%
Health Services1.99%
Distribution Services1.92%
Energy Minerals1.29%
Communications0.64%
Miscellaneous0.07%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.79%
Cash1.40%
UNIT0.38%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia78.36%
Middle East7.17%
Europe4.46%
Africa3.78%
Latin America3.63%
North America2.60%
Oceania0.00%
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Dividend payout history