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IEEM iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist)

ISIN IE00B0M63177London Stock Exchange: IEEMBlackRock, Inc.

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£49.96

on

Ongoing charge
0.18% a year
Fund size
£5.8bn

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, IEEM (iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist), ISIN IE00B0M63177) closed at £49.96 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year (about £18 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +55.6%, or +21.7% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 30/09/2026
+31.4%
+27.3% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+77.7%
+60.4% after inflation
5 years to 30/09/2026
+55.6%
+21.7% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,556 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,217 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −10.3%, 2023 +3.4%, 2024 +9.3%, 2025 +23.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +24.5%. Returns of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +29.6%; to 30/09/2025: +16.3%; to 30/09/2024: +16.2%; to 30/09/2023: +0.4%; to 30/09/2022: −11.9%.

Calendar-year returns of IEEM, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included), to 30/09/2026
YearReturnAfter inflation
to +24.5%+21.0%
+23.9%+19.6%
+9.3%+5.6%
+3.4%−0.7%
−10.3%−17.9%
Returns of IEEM over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +29.6%Not available
from +16.3%+11.8%
from +16.2%+13.3%
from +0.4%−5.6%
from −11.9%−19.0%

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record the returns come from, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

16.4%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year21.1%
3 years16.6%
5 years16.4%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since October 2021
−21.7%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−17.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+57.3%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
5.6%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 21.1% over 1 year, 16.6% over 3 years, 16.4% over 5 years. Largest fall of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) since October 2021, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): −21.7% from 12/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) since July 2021 was −17.6% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +57.3% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) was 5.6% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after).

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes, as of , income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.18%
a year
On £10,000
£18
a year, roughly
Over five years
£90
of £10,000, before growth
Among 141 emerging-market share funds, share classes counted once
  • 14 charge less
  • 9 the same
  • 117 charge more

Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 0.18% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 117 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 9 the same and 14 less (share classes counted once).

Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2005.

It tracks the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year — about £18 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
IEEM
ISIN
IE00B0M63177
Provider
iShares
Tracks
MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Distributing, paid quarterly
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Ongoing charge
0.18% a year · about £18 on £10,000
Fund size
£5.8bn
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Emerging markets

Price chart

Closing price
£49.96+28.7% over 1 year · closing price
IEEM closing price: £38.81 on 05/10/2025, £49.96 on 30/09/2026 (+28.7%); low £38.81, high £52.91.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £38.81 on 05/10/2025 to £49.96 on 30/09/2026 (+28.7%). The lowest close shown was £38.81 on 05/10/2025 and the highest £52.91 on 14/06/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 05/10/2025. Points up to mid-2026 have income reinvested; later ones are the price as traded, so the line is not measured the same way throughout.

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

256 weekly closes, from 26/09/2021 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

What it holds

The ten largest holdings make up 39.5% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of IEEM: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 29/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1TSMC233015.49%
2Samsung Electronics0059307.62%
3SK hynix0006605.83%
4Tencent7002.74%
5Alibaba GroupBABA1.84%
6MediaTek24541.80%
7Ishares MSCI Brazil Ucits et Usdha1.46%
8Samsung Electronics0059300.98%
9Delta Electronics23080.91%
10China Construction Bank6019390.85%

Source: iShares, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.

By sector

  1. Information Technology43.5%
  2. Financials20.4%
  3. Consumer Discretionary7.3%
  4. Industrials6.2%
  5. Communication Services5.8%
  6. Materials5.4%
  7. Energy3.0%
  8. Health Care2.7%
  9. Other sectors5.7%
As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026.

By country

  1. Taiwan28.6%
  2. South Korea21.4%
  3. China19.6%
  4. India10.6%
  5. South Africa2.9%
  6. Brazil2.5%
  7. Saudi Arabia1.7%
  8. Mexico1.6%
  9. Other countries10.9%
As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026.

By type of asset

  1. Equity99.4%
  2. Cash and money market0.6%
Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026.

969 holdings are listed for this fund. All 969 holdings of IEEM, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 969 holdings; the ten largest make up 39.5% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured

Funds tracking the same index

21 funds track MSCI EM (Emerging Markets), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.12% to 0.55% a year (30/09/2026).

21 funds that track the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets), listed by name. Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
Fund1 year5 years
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.18% a year+30.8%+53.1%
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- DistributionDistributing · 0.24% a year+31.3%+54.7%
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- DistributionDistributing · 0.25% a year+30.8%+66.4%
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap -UCITS ETF USD C- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.20% a year+31.7%+55.5%
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap II UCITS ETF Act -USD Acc-Accumulating · 0.55% a year+31.1%+52.8%
BNP PARIBAS EASY MSCI EMERGING Capitalisation -UCITS ETF-AccumulatingNot reportedNot reported
HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.15% a year+31.7%+54.9%
HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSDAccumulating · 0.15% a year+31.7%+55.8%
Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.19% a year+30.8%+52.6%
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Accumulating · 0.18% a year+31.4%+55.9%
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist)This fundDistributing · 0.18% a year+31.4%+55.6%
iShares MSCI EM Swap UCITS ETF Accum- USDAccumulating · 0.14% a yearNot reportedNot reported
Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets IIDistributing · 0.14% a year+31.7%Not reported
Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets IIAccumulating · 0.14% a year+31.3%Not reported
State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.18% a year+31.1%+54.0%
UBS MSCI EM SF UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.14% a year+31.1%+54.0%
UBS ETF - MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF A DistributionDistributing · 0.15% a year+31.6%+56.4%
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.12% a year+33.0%Not reported
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CAccumulating · 0.12% a year+31.4%+54.0%
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.18% a year+32.7%+56.4%
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.18% a year+32.8%Not reported

Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of

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Other versions of this fund

iShares’s other share classes and funds on the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets). They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.

  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 220 rolling 12-month returns since July 2021, and of 116 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Rank among similar funds

    Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 125 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.

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  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (153 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of IEEM?

The ongoing charge of IEEM is 0.18% a year — about £18 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 0.18% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 117 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 9 the same and 14 less (share classes counted once).

What does IEEM track?

IEEM tracks the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.

Is IEEM accumulating or distributing?

IEEM is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.

What is the ISIN of IEEM?

The ISIN of IEEM is IE00B0M63177. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IEEM is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

What were IEEM’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of IEEM in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −10.3%, 2023 +3.4%, 2024 +9.3%, 2025 +23.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +24.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has IEEM done after inflation?

Over the five years to 30/09/2026 IEEM’s total return was +55.6%, or +21.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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Sources and dates

Prices
London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
Returns
TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
Calendar years, risk
Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
Charges
The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
Holdings
iShares, as published,
Identity
FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
Fund size
TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate

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