Is IEMG a good investment?

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IEMG 6.5 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.4), lowest on Valuation (3.7). It trades at 14.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.0. Its ten largest holdings are 34% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is IEMG rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) 6.5 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) 6.5 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 6.5 / 10
Growth: 9.4 / 10
Valuation: 3.7 / 10
Risk: 5.7 / 10
Quality: 8.2 / 10
Return: 5.0 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, IEMG charges 0.09% a year, yields 2.35% and holds $163.8B in assets across 2796 positions.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) — cost, income and size
Measure	IEMG
Expense ratio	0.09%
Dividend yield	2.35%
Assets under management	$163.8B
Holdings	2796

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 IEMG's data

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

Earns more on its capital than the typical emerging-market fund — a sign of real earning power across the portfolio.

A return on invested capital of 29.2% sits above the category median of 27.1% and well above the fund's own history median of 17.4%. Holdings 2,796. Charges 0.09%.

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

Is IEMG expensive right now? It trades at 14.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.0

As of September 11, 2026, IEMG is more expensive than 78% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 89 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 IEMG? 27% Tech

What's inside IEMG: Size (Large 47%, Mid 25%, Small 28%); Geography (International 99%, US 1%); Tech 26.5%; AI 0.9%; Semiconductors 10.8%; Memory 15.0%.

What are IEMG's top holdings? The ten largest are 34% of the fund

More concentrated than 63% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of IEMG's weight sits in its 61 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 36 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

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