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Is EMXC a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EMXC 7.0 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.4), lowest on Risk (3.4). It trades at 14.2 times earnings, against its own median of 13.5. Its ten largest holdings are 43% of the fund.

What stands out in EMXC's data

Emerging market equities excluding China, spread across dozens of countries.

Its three-year returns lead most peers — a broad EM bet that has recently paid off.

A 29% annualized return over three years places it ahead of most peers, against a category median of 22%. It charges 0.25% a year, below the 0.5% norm, and holds 608 names.

Adds non-China EM breadth to a portfolio anchored in developed markets.

How is EMXC rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) 7.0 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) 7.0 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 7.0 / 10
  • Growth: 9.4 / 10
  • Value: 3.6 / 10
  • Risk: 3.4 / 10
  • Quality: 8.9 / 10
  • Return: 8.1 / 10

EMXC is ranked #8 of 10 in ETF Copilot's International list.

Is EMXC expensive right now? It trades at 14.2 times earnings, against its own median of 13.5

As of October 28, 2026, EMXC is more expensive than 54% of its own last 9 years.

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

What's inside EMXC? 50% Tech

What's inside EMXC: Size (Large 69%, Mid 30%, Small 1%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 50.2%; AI 1.1%; Semiconductors 31.4%; Memory 19.2%.

What are EMXC's top holdings? The ten largest are 43% of the fund

More concentrated than 96% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of EMXC's weight sits in its 25 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 18 equally weighted holdings.

What is EMXC's expense ratio? 0.25% a year

As of October 28, 2026, EMXC charges 0.25% a year, yields 2.04% and holds $26.1B in assets across 608 positions.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) — cost, income and size
MeasureEMXC
Expense ratio0.25%
Dividend yield2.04%
Assets under management$26.1B
Holdings608

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.

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

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