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%

Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.

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