ETF · iShares
IEMS iShares MSCI EM Small Cap UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B3F81G20London Stock Exchange: IEMSBlackRock, Inc.
- Smaller companies
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE$113.08
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.74% a year
- Fund size
- £191m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, IEMS (iShares MSCI EM Small Cap UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B3F81G20) closed at $113.08 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.74% a year (about £74 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +42.3%, or +11.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +16.0%
- +12.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +39.3%
- +25.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +42.3%
- +11.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,423 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,112 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.74%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £74
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £365
- of £10,000, before growth
- 30 charge less
- 1 the same
- 1 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI EM Small Cap UCITS ETF 0.74% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 1 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 1 the same and 30 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 Small Cap UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2009.
It tracks the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap — 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 0.74% a year — about £74 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.
Smaller companies: Smaller firms, which can grow faster than large ones but whose prices usually swing more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- IEMS
- ISIN
- IE00B3F81G20
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.74% a year · about £74 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £191m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Smaller companies
Price chart
Since 28/07/2026, the closing price went from $105.03 on 28/07/2026 to $113.08 on 30/09/2026 (+7.7%). The lowest close shown was $105.03 on 28/07/2026 and the highest $116.39 on 09/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 28/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
8 weekly closes, from 28/07/2026 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
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.55% to 0.74% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI EM Small Cap UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.74% a year | +16.0% | +42.3% |
| State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum USDAccumulating · 0.55% a year | +16.1% | +44.2% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of IEMS?
The ongoing charge of IEMS is 0.74% a year — about £74 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 Small Cap UCITS ETF 0.74% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 1 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 1 the same and 30 less (share classes counted once).
What does IEMS track?
IEMS tracks the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
Is IEMS accumulating or distributing?
IEMS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of IEMS?
The ISIN of IEMS is IE00B3F81G20. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IEMS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has IEMS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 IEMS’s total return was +42.3%, or +11.2% 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)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- 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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