iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF (EMGF)Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
72.04 USD
-0.37
(-0.511%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 72.04 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT
The emerging markets factor strategy shows a resilient recovery, having erased nearly half of its losses over the last nine years with a +41.72% cumulative gain. However, the recent price action reveals a fragile equilibrium; despite sitting above key moving averages, the asset has been grinding lower over the last two weeks, failing to capitalize on the broader market's upward momentum. The statistical forecast offers only a modest 1.18% upside bias over the next 45 days, which feels insufficient given the asset's historical volatility. While the long-term trend remains positive, the lack of aggressive catalysts and the current technical stagnation suggest a 'wait and see' approach is prudent until clearer momentum emerges. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.042680 |
| AutoTheta | 0.046865 |
| AutoETS | 0.056942 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.057746 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 0.53 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.153 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 16.43 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT: Options activity is sparse with negligible open interest across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term protection (52%) compared to longer-dated calls (36%), suggesting a specific, albeit small, hedge against immediate downside rather than a broad speculative bet on direction.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.82% | 2.30% | 4.00% | 3.77% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.612 | 0.816817 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.831 | 1.485255 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.627 | 1.229171 |
| 2024-12-17 | 1.160 | 2.501887 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.386 | 0.843163 |
| 2023-12-20 | 2.110 | 5.123846 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.435 | 1.054034 |
| 2022-12-13 | 1.206 | 2.933593 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.452 | 1.003552 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.029 | 0.056630 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.901 | 1.803082 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.340 | 0.623853 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.547 | 1.163582 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.409 | 1.060410 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.751 | 1.693348 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.449 | 1.118864 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.733 | 1.876600 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.323 | 0.679142 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.038 | 0.077142 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.659 | 1.376645 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.266 | 0.635148 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.599 | 1.713877 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.126 | 0.359589 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 76.58 |
| All Time Low | 29.43 |
| Ask | 76.21 |
| Ask Size | 1,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 91,250 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 172,029 |
| Average Volume | 172,029 |
| Average Volume10Days | 91,250 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.03 |
| Bid | 72.02 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Diversified Emerging Mkts |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 72.78 |
| Day Low | 71.871 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.11 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.385718 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 70.55756 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.4824371 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.021010322 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 35.49775 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 76.58 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.540001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.05928442 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 53.04 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.35822022 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 53.04 - 76.58 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,450,449,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1088783 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.370003 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.510983 |
| Fullday Price | 72.04 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,449,532,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The index is composed of large- and mid-capitalization equity securities from the STOXX Emerging Markets Index that are selected and weighted using an optimization process designed to maximize exposure to five target factors: momentum, quality, value, low volatility and size. |
| Long Name | iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_285065157 |
| Nav Price | 71.86204 |
| Net Assets | 1,829,094,910.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.26 |
| Open | 72.48 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 72.04 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,951,100 |
| Previous Close | 72.41 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.370003 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.510983 |
| Regular Market Day High | 72.78 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 71.871 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 71.871 - 72.78 |
| Regular Market Open | 72.48 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 72.41 |
| Regular Market Price | 72.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,199 |
| Regular Market Volume | 104,217 |
| Short Name | iShares Emerging Markets Equity |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EMGF |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2513057 |
| Total Assets | 1,829,094,912 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 16.426046 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.07764 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.07764 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 65.40896 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.6310425 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1013782 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 104,217 |
| Yield | 0.0211 |
| Ytd Return | 19.47719 |