Is EEMS a good investment?

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EEMS 4.4 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.2), lowest on Valuation (1.6). It trades at 15.4 times earnings, against its own median of 13.1. Its ten largest holdings are 7% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is EEMS rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) 4.4 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) 4.4 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.4 / 10
Growth: 8.2 / 10
Valuation: 1.6 / 10
Risk: 6.0 / 10
Quality: 2.2 / 10
Return: 2.9 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, EEMS charges 0.72% a year, yields 2.48% and holds $378M in assets across 1671 positions.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) — cost, income and size
Measure	EEMS
Expense ratio	0.72%
Dividend yield	2.48%
Assets under management	$378M
Holdings	1671

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 EEMS's data

Small-cap emerging market stocks, held through a broad, cap-weighted index.

Priced higher than its own history and most peers — you pay more for each unit of earnings.

Trailing EBITDA multiple of 10.4x sits above the category median of 9.6x and its own 8.3x historical median. Holdings 1,671.

A broad exposure to small-cap emerging markets — deeper diversification than most, but at a richer price.

Is EEMS expensive right now? It trades at 15.4 times earnings, against its own median of 13.1

As of September 11, 2026, EEMS is more expensive than 88% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 100 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 EEMS? 21% Tech

What's inside EEMS: Size (Large 1%, Mid 18%, Small 82%); Geography (International 98%, US 2%); Tech 20.8%; Semiconductors 8.2%.

What are EEMS's top holdings? The ten largest are 7% of the fund

Less concentrated than 99% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of EEMS's weight sits in its 329 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 604 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

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