About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The underlying index will include large- and mid-capitalization companies and may change over time.

What does EEM consist of?

It should be noted that EEM consists almost entirely of large cap stocks; those looking to round out emerging markets exposure should like funds such as EEMS and EWX as complementary positions.

What is MSCI EM ETF?

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities.

How many MSCI indexes are there?

MSCI is perhaps best known for its stock indexes—more than 160,000, which focus on different geographic areas and stock types such as small-caps, mid-caps, and large-caps. They track the performance of the stocks that are included in them and act as a base for exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

How does iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF work?

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities. Incept. Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.

What kind of stocks are in MSCI Emerging Markets?

For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 1.47% and for Oil Sands 0.00%.

What are business involvement metrics for MSCI ETF?

Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research. Exchange-traded index futures may be used to offset cash and receivables for the purpose of tracking the benchmark index.

How does iShares global consumer staples ETF work?

On May 3, 2021, the Fund implemented certain changes to the process of determining the Fund’s Net Asset Value. For certain foreign securities, a third-party vendor supplies evaluated, systematic fair value pricing based upon the movement of a proprietary multifactor model after the relevant foreign markets have closed.