EEMV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF · iShares
Intl & Global
1Y Return
+19.1%
Expense Ratio
0.25%
AUM
$3.6B
Dividend Yield
2.16%
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+6.1%
Issuer
BlackRock iShares

Overview

Emerging markets with the turbulence engineered down — around 324 EM stocks optimised for minimum volatility in the asset class that needs it most.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
2330Taiwan Semiconductor4.1%
005930Samsung Electronics2.2%
RELIANCEReliance Industries1.6%
941China Mobile1.5%
INFYInfosys Ltd.1.3%
ICICIBANKICICI Bank1.2%
2412Chunghwa Telecom1.2%
KIMBERAKimberly-Clark de Mexico1.0%
WALMEXWalmart de Mexico1.0%
SGROSaudi Telecom0.9%

Fund Details

Index
MSCI EM Minimum Volatility
# Holdings
~324
Inception
Oct 2011
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Structure
Open-End Fund
Distribution
Semi-Annual
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+6.1%
Avg Annual Yield (10Y)
2.36%

Investment Thesis

Emerging markets deliver equity-best returns with equity-worst drawdowns, and EEMV exists to keep the first while sanding the second: telecoms, staples and utilities across EM plus the quality tech anchors, optimised for calm. The +19% year captured most of the EM revival with far less of its chop — min-vol's ideal habitat.

Who It's For

EM-curious conservative investors who've been scared off by the asset class's crashes. The training-wheels entry to emerging markets, or the sleeve that lets you size EM bigger.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016$39.29--
2017$47.15+20.0%
2018$44.32-6.0%
2019$50.97+15.0%
2020$52.49+3.0%
2021$53.54+2.0%
2022$46.58-13.0%
2023$49.84+7.0%
2024$53.33+7.0%
2025$64.00+20.0%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
20162.30%
20172.10%
20182.50%
20192.50%
20202.00%
20212.20%
20222.80%
20232.60%
20242.40%
20252.20%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016$3.5B--
2017$4B+14.3%
2018$4.5B+12.5%
2019$5.5B+22.2%
2020$4.5B-18.2%
2021$4.5B+0.0%
2022$3.5B-22.2%
2023$3B-14.3%
2024$3B+0.0%
2025$3.3B+10.0%

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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