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  • ETF
  • EEM
    Pricing Data
    $39.67
    Change: $0.37 (0.01%)
    Time: 10/19/18
    Previous Close: $39.30
  • Category
  • Emerging Markets Equities
  • ESG Score
Last Updated:

Profile

Vitals

Trading Data

Open: - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • 52 Week Lo: $38.77
  • 52 Week Hi: $51.74
  • AUM: $28,709.5 M
  • Shares: 719.6 M

Investment Themes

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume: 78,723,680
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume: 72,596,808

Alternative ETFs in the Emerging Markets Equities Category

Type Ticker Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest SPEM 0.11% $1,459.7 M 564,891 -14.07%
Largest (AUM) VWO 0.14% $54,071.8 M 14,765,888 -15.37%
Most Liquid (Volume) VWO 0.14% $54,071.8 M 14,765,888 -15.37%
Top YTD Performer QAT 0.62% $51.2 M 21,764 16.87%

Analyst Report

EEM is one of the most popular ETFs in the world, and is one of the oldest products on the market offering exposure to stock markets of emerging economies. Given this objective, EEM can be used in a number of different ways; this ETF can be equally useful as a short-term trade to increase exposure to risky assets or as a core holding in a long-term, buy-and-hold portfolio. EEM certainly qualifies as a portfolio "building block" given the importance of the asset class covered, but it also has some noteworthy flaws. In terms of the exposure offered, there is a lot to like about EEM; the underlying portfolio includes hundreds of stocks from dozens of different emerging markets. Though there are some significant allocations to certain sectors, EEM is generally very well balanced. It should be noted that EEM consists almost entirely of large cap stocks; those looking to round out emerging markets exposure should like funds such as EEMS and EWX as complementary positions. The biggest drawback is the significant expense ratio; EEM is considerably more expensive than VWO, a Vanguard fund that is linked to the exact same index. That means that this ETF is destined to lag behind that alternative in terms of bottom line performance. It should be noted, however, that EEM has a very active options market. So while VWO is generally a better choice for buy-and-holders, this iShares fund can be useful for those looking to implement more advanced strategies that include options. There are a number of alternatives to both EEM and VWO. An equal-weighted fund from Rydex (EWEM) includes the same holdings as VWO but assigns an equivalent weight to each, making it potentially appealing for those seeking to avoid cap-weighted methodologies. WisdomTree's dividend-weighted DEM is another option for those who prefer alternative weightings strategies, as is PXH from PowerShares.

Realtime Rating

Realtime Rating Summary

The adjacent table shows a Realtime Rating for several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, highlights the best rated ETF in the Emerging Markets Equities category for each metric. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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EEM Overall Realtime Rating: A-

A+ Overall Rated ETF: EEMX

Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A+ n/a
Expenses B- n/a
Performance B n/a
Volatility B n/a
Dividend B n/a
Concentration A n/a

Knowledge Centers

EEM In-Depth Analysis

The following tables and charts contain in-depth metrics for this ETF and compare it to similar peer ETFs within its ETFdb.com Category.

EEM Holdings

Filings Data as of: Oct 19, 2018

All 1121 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Number of Holdings
Rank: 5 of 81
1121
Category Low TLEH (2)
Category High IEMG (2036)
% Assets in Top 10
Rank: 32 of 81
23.73%
Category Low EWX (3.23%)
Category High TLEH (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 15
Rank: 52 of 81
28.17%
Category Low EWX (4.65%)
Category High HEEM (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 50
Rank: 67 of 81
43.76%
Category Low EWX (13.33%)
Category High ADRE (100.91%)

Asset Allocation

Asset Percentage
Common equity 95.9%
Preferred stock 3.83%
ETF Cash Component 0.27%

Sector Breakdown

Sector Percentage
Technology 26.54%
Financials 22.93%
Energy 8.66%
Consumer, Cyclical 8.32%
Basic Materials 7.48%
Consumer, Non-Cyclical 6.37%
Industrials 5.15%
Telecommunications 4.56%
Healthcare 2.77%
Real Estate 2.72%
Utilities 2.43%
Other 1.76%
ETF Cash Component 0.27%
Non-Equity 0.02%

Market Cap Breakdown

Market Cap Percentage
Large cap 87.23%
Mid cap 11.02%
Small cap 1.44%
ETF Cash Component 0.27%
Micro cap 0.05%
Unknown 0.0%

Region Breakdown

Region Percentage
Asia 68.8%
Latin America 10.9%
Europe 9.5%
Africa 5.76%
Asia-Pacific 2.28%
Middle East 2.0%
North America 0.76%

Market Tier Breakdown

Region Percentage
Emerging Markets 94.33%
Developed Markets (ex-US) 4.73%
United States 0.76%
Frontier Markets 0.16%
Not-designated 0.02%

Country Breakdown

Country Percentage
China 27.96%
South Korea 14.34%
Taiwan 12.55%
India 7.79%
Brazil 6.78%
South Africa 5.7%
Russia 3.65%
Mexico 2.8%
Thailand 2.4%
Malaysia 2.32%
United Kingdom 1.75%
Indonesia 1.37%
Poland 1.05%
Qatar 1.04%
Philippines 1.02%
Hong Kong 1.02%
Chile 0.8%
United States 0.76%
United Arab Emirates 0.71%
Turkey 0.55%
Colombia 0.47%
Belgium 0.44%
Spain 0.39%
Hungary 0.31%
Greece 0.29%
France 0.23%
Japan 0.2%
Italy 0.2%
Egypt 0.14%
Germany 0.13%
Czech Republic 0.11%
Netherlands 0.11%
Saudi Arabia 0.11%
Switzerland 0.09%
Norway 0.07%
Cyprus 0.06%
Mauritius 0.06%
Peru 0.05%
Luxembourg 0.05%
Pakistan 0.04%
Singapore 0.03%
Portugal 0.03%
Azerbaijan 0.02%

EEM Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.548%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.21%
Category Average
0.54%
Expense Ratio
Rank: 64 of 81
0.69%
Category Low SPEM (0.11%)
Category High RFEM (0.95%)

Commission Free Trading

This ETF is not currently available for commission free trading on any platforms.

Category Commission Free Trading

There are 15 other ETFs in the Emerging Markets Equities ETFdb.com Category that are also eligible for commission free trading:

EEM ESG Themes and Scores
  • 4.31
    ESG Score
  • 14.11%
    ESG Score Global Percentile (%)
  • 30.75%
    ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)
  • ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
    Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      1.32%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      2.64%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      4.19%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      352.07

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      11.99%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      8.03%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      2.96%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      37.51%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      45.69%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      4.53%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      49.31%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      0.78%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      0.32%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      0.09%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      0.04%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      0.09%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
  • SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
    Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      2.87%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      4.19%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    • ESG Exclusion Criteria (%)
      3.07%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      0.02%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      0.23%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      0.37%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      0.65%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      0.38%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      1.2%

      Higher Improves ESG Score
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      1.49%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      4.06%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      3.78%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      0.55%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      2.74%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      4.77%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      5.94%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      2.52%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      9.38%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      3.61%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      64.08%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      2.16%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      17.3%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      6.21%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      2.25%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      10.63%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      1.73%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      0.25%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      0.29%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      0.0%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      0.0%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      2.44%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      0.13%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
  • RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE
    Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      7.8%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      38.15%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      40.32%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      5.08%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      37.1%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      47.15%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      10.25%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      34.1%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      14.01%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      6.25%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      19.12%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      27.28%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      21.86%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      35.58%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      40.52%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      87.38%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      19.4%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      7.4%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      64.87%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      43.57%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      13.3%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      0.43%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      40.61%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      0.0%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      8.01%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      45.66%

      Lower Improves ESG Score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      27.4%

      Lower Improves ESG Score

EEM Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Return
Rank: 60 of 79
-1.54%
Category Low PBEE (-2.82%)
Category High TUR (5.03%)
4 Week Return
Rank: 70 of 79
-8.24%
Category Low GREK (-11.43%)
Category High TUR (10.00%)
13 Week Return
Rank: 57 of 77
-9.76%
Category Low KEMQ (-19.58%)
Category High QAT (5.72%)
26 Week Return
Rank: 50 of 77
-15.52%
Category Low TUR (-35.64%)
Category High QAT (9.82%)
Year to Date Return
Rank: 50 of 76
-15.27%
Category Low TUR (-41.46%)
Category High QAT (16.87%)
1 Year Return
Rank: 44 of 73
-12.06%
Category Low TUR (-40.45%)
Category High QAT (26.06%)
3 Year Return
Rank: 23 of 52
16.29%
Category Low TUR (-33.92%)
Category High RSXJ (57.49%)
5 Year Return
Rank: 16 of 39
1.16%
Category Low GREK (-65.00%)
Category High GULF (19.20%)

EEM Fund Flows

This section compares the fund flows of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Fund Flow
Rank: N/A
No Ranking Available
Category Low XSOE (‑$13.0 M)
Category High SPEM ($72.2 M)
4 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 37 of 39
‑$33.3 M
Category Low RSX (‑$95.0 M)
Category High IEMG ($248.5 M)
13 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 2 of 59
$325.7 M
Category Low RSX (‑$201.6 M)
Category High IEMG ($2,769.1 M)
26 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 67 of 67
‑$7,794.5 M
Category Low EEM (‑$7,794.5 M)
Category High IEMG ($3,115.9 M)
Year to Date Fund Flow
Rank: 70 of 70
‑$5,208.8 M
Category Low EEM (‑$5,208.8 M)
Category High IEMG ($11,051.9 M)
1 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 67 of 67
‑$4,248.1 M
Category Low EEM (‑$4,248.1 M)
Category High IEMG ($12,633.2 M)
3 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 4 of 52
$2,216.0 M
Category Low RSX (‑$833.3 M)
Category High IEMG ($37,198.7 M)
5 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 39 of 39
‑$11,527.4 M
Category Low EEM (‑$11,527.4 M)
Category High IEMG ($43,989.1 M)

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Charts

The following charts can be customized to display historical performance in a number of different formats, including line charts, bar charts, and candlesticks. Time periods can be adjusted to increase or decrease the period shown, ranging from five minutes to several months.

The following chart also includes the option to compare the performance of EEM relative to other ETFs and benchmarks or to include indicators such as Bollinger Bands, relative strength, and moving averages.

EEM Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
Rank: 48 of 78
12.81
Category Low RSXJ (6.07)
Category High KEMQ (18.3)

EEM Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.29
Dividend Date
2018-06-19
Annual Dividend Rate
$0.99
Annual Dividend Yield
Rank: 50 of 76
2.44%
Category Low OBOR (0.12%)
Category High SDEM (6.87%)

EEM Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

5 Day Volatility
Rank: 6 of 80
146.36%
Category Low REEM (8.63%)
Category High ERUS (179.99%)
20 Day Volatility
Rank: 16 of 77
23.10%
Category Low EWEM (9.21%)
Category High TUR (40.46%)
50 Day Volatility
Rank: 16 of 77
21.82%
Category Low PBEE (12.60%)
Category High TUR (62.92%)
200 Day Volatility
Rank: 22 of 77
19.28%
Category Low PBEE (13.76%)
Category High TUR (54.81%)
Beta
Rank: 20 of 77
1.0
Category Low KEMQ (-3.24)
Category High FLRU (3.41)
Standard Deviation
Rank: 17 of 70
2.56%
Category Low UAE (0.57%)
Category High TUR (7.79%)

Technicals

  • 20 Day MA: $41.23
  • 60 Day MA: $42.37
  • MACD 15 Period: -0.99
  • MACD 100 Period: -3.48
  • Williams % Range 10 Day: 59.46
  • Williams % Range 20 Day: 81.01
  • RSI 10 Day: 39
  • RSI 20 Day: 40
  • RSI 30 Day: 41
  • Ultimate Oscillator: 47

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day): $39.08
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day): $41.12
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day): $38.57
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day): $43.98
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day): $39.07
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day): $43.95

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1: $39.44
  • Support Level 2: $39.22
  • Resistance Level 1: $40.02
  • Resistance Level 2: $40.38

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day): 34.31
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day): 39.73
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day): 44.34
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day): 43.65

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