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Is EEM a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EEM 5.9 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.1), lowest on Risk (3.2). It trades at 13.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.4. Its ten largest holdings are 38% of the fund.

What stands out in EEM's data

A broad ETF tracking stocks across emerging market economies.

Its companies earn more on their sales than most emerging-market peers — a sign of real pricing power.

EBITDA margin of 40.9% sits ahead of most peers and well above the 30.1% the fund has historically averaged. It holds 1,188 names for broad coverage, but charges 0.72% — above the 0.5% category norm.

Adds diversified exposure to fast-growing companies in developing economies.

How is EEM rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 5.9 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 5.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 5.9 / 10
  • Growth: 9.1 / 10
  • Value: 5.4 / 10
  • Risk: 3.2 / 10
  • Quality: 7.4 / 10
  • Return: 3.8 / 10

Is EEM expensive right now? It trades at 13.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.4

As of October 28, 2026, EEM is cheaper than 54% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from EEM's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside EEM? 43% Tech

What's inside EEM: Size (Large 69%, Mid 30%, Small 2%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 42.5%; AI 0.9%; Semiconductors 25.5%; Memory 15.6%.

What are EEM's top holdings? The ten largest are 38% of the fund

More concentrated than 80% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of EEM's weight sits in its 39 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 27 equally weighted holdings.

What is EEM's expense ratio? 0.72% a year

As of October 28, 2026, EEM charges 0.72% a year, yields 1.76% and holds $28.8B in assets across 1188 positions.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) — cost, income and size
MeasureEEM
Expense ratio0.72%
Dividend yield1.76%
Assets under management$28.8B
Holdings1188

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/eem

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