Is EEM a good investment?

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EEM 6.1 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.6), lowest on Risk (2.3). It trades at 14.2 times earnings, against its own median of 12.9. Its ten largest holdings are 38% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is EEM rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 6.1 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 6.1 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 6.1 / 10
Growth: 9.6 / 10
Valuation: 4.2 / 10
Risk: 2.3 / 10
Quality: 8.6 / 10
Return: 4.6 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, EEM charges 0.72% a year, yields 2.33% and holds $31.8B in assets across 1184 positions.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) — cost, income and size
Measure	EEM
Expense ratio	0.72%
Dividend yield	2.33%
Assets under management	$31.8B
Holdings	1184

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.

What stands out in EEM's data

A broad ETF covering stocks across emerging markets worldwide.

Its return on invested capital is exceptionally high for its category.

Return on invested capital is 30.9%, above the category median of 23.5%.

Adds exposure to a wide range of emerging-market equities in a single holding.

Why did EEM move this week? It rose 0.5% in the week to September 11, 2026 — SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics drove it

EEM rose 0.5% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were SK Hynix (+14.8%), Samsung Electronics (+4.9%) and Taiwan Semiconductor (+1.9%); Delta Elec (−7.0%) pushed the other way.

Is EEM expensive right now? It trades at 14.2 times earnings, against its own median of 12.9

As of September 11, 2026, EEM is more expensive than 79% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 90 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside EEM? 27% Tech

What's inside EEM: Size (Large 54%, Mid 26%, Small 21%); Geography (International 99%, US 1%); Tech 27.3%; AI 1.0%; Semiconductors 11.0%; Memory 16.8%.

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

More concentrated than 79% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of EEM's weight sits in its 38 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 28 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/eem