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Is IEMG a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IEMG 5.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.9), lowest on Risk (3.6). It trades at 13.4 times earnings, against its own median of 13.5. Its ten largest holdings are 33% of the fund.

What stands out in IEMG's data

Broad emerging market equities, from the largest to the smallest companies.

Earns more on its sales than the typical emerging-market fund — a sign of healthier margins across its holdings.

EBITDA margin of 38.4% tops the 36.8% category median and its own five-year median of 29.1%, while the 0.09% expense ratio is far below the 0.5% category norm.

A broad emerging-market core that pairs with developed-market holdings for global diversification.

How is IEMG rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) 5.8 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) 5.8 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 5.8 / 10
  • Growth: 8.9 / 10
  • Value: 5.1 / 10
  • Risk: 3.6 / 10
  • Quality: 6.9 / 10
  • Return: 4.0 / 10

Is IEMG expensive right now? It trades at 13.4 times earnings, against its own median of 13.5

As of October 28, 2026, IEMG is cheaper than 51% of its own last 9 years.

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

What's inside IEMG? 40% Tech

What's inside IEMG: Size (Large 61%, Mid 28%, Small 11%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 40.3%; AI 0.8%; Semiconductors 23.6%; Memory 13.7%.

What are IEMG's top holdings? The ten largest are 33% of the fund

More concentrated than 59% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of IEMG's weight sits in its 66 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 35 equally weighted holdings.

What is IEMG's expense ratio? 0.09% a year

As of October 28, 2026, IEMG charges 0.09% a year, yields 2.32% and holds $148.9B in assets across 2824 positions.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) — cost, income and size
MeasureIEMG
Expense ratio0.09%
Dividend yield2.32%
Assets under management$148.9B
Holdings2824

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 Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/iemg

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